William James Quotes
Habit is the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. Full half the time of such a man goes to the deciding, or regretting, of matters which ought to be so ingrained in him as practically not to exist for his consciousness at all.
William James
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I dig all kinds of competition.
Randy Castillo
Mötley Crüe
I didn't have a thing to do with picking a coach, and didn't want to. But I didn't think they'd pick one I didn't like.
Bear Bryant
What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
Jack Davenport
I've never rejected the world I came from. To be rejected by it is horrible.
Salman Rushdie
There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
M. J. Rose
I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
Oliver Cromwell
I really hate to see abusive behavior being passed on from generation to generation to generation, when we have access to health and counseling.
Pam Grier
He groaned slightly and winced, like Prometheus watching his vulture dropping in for lunch.
P. G. Wodehouse
Souls! When have you seen your own soul - that you're so certain you have one?
Octavia E. Butler
History is rich with adventurous men, long on charisma, with a highly developed instinct for their own interests, who have pursued personal power - bypassing parliaments and constitutions, distributing favours to their minions, and conflating their own desires with the interests of the community.
Umberto Eco
I want white men to look around in their office and say, 'Oh, look, there's a lot of white men here. Let's change this.'
Bozoma Saint John
Habit is the enormous flywheel of society, its most precious conservative agent. There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision. Full half the time of such a man goes to the deciding, or regretting, of matters which ought to be so ingrained in him as practically not to exist for his consciousness at all.
William James
