Josiah Royce Quotes

We seek true individuality and the true individuals. But we find them not. For lo, we mortals see what our poor eyes can see; and they, the true individuals, - they belong not to this world of our merely human sense and thought.

Josiah Royce

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 20, 1855 - September 14, 1916

Topics

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As an actress I find the most enjoyable part of acting is really just to please the director. I just want to please my director.

Joan Chen

FindActingWantDirectorJustMost

I've been in so many writing workshops where someone hands in a story, and when the other writers in the workshop are giving feedback, they say, 'This is unbelievable.' And the writer says, 'Well, actually, the events are based in real life. This actually happened.'

Jesmyn Ward

LifeWritingStoryGivingSomeone

I don't really experience much embarrassment.

John Grant

ExperienceEmbarrassmentMuchReally

When you're dealing with serious subjects, there is a pressure to be absolutely sure that you know what you're doing.

John Oliver

PressureDoingYouSeriousKnow

We need what I have often called an ecological approach to the management of these resources and we do not have that now. We have the inertia of past habits, unsustainable habits.

Maurice Strong

PastManagementNowNeedResources

I hate when people think you're broken because your parents are divorced. And I really reject the idea of staying together for the kids. If they're growing up in a house that's not healthy, it's better to know that's not the model of what marriage should be.

Anna Kendrick

MarriageHateTogetherBrokenPeople

When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.

Simon Callow

ChildrenHappyParentsFeelUpMake

Our age-old faith in divine male intuition is no longer good enough. Reality check, fellas: We are not gods. We are men. Let's own it.

Tony Goldwyn

GoodFaithMenRealityEnoughOwn

I have 20 wigs at home that I play with.

Rita Ora

HomePlayWigs

There's no law against asking strangers about their lives and feelings, although sometimes it really feels like there is.

Miranda July

LawStrangersFeelingsSometimes

There are no taking days off. There are no distractions. If I had that, I physically wouldn't be capable of going onstage and performing live theater. It's extremely demanding. I have to be in ballet class every day.

Misty Copeland

LiveDayEvery DayClassCapable

There are very few works of fiction that take you inside the heads of all characters. I tell my writing students that one of the most important questions to ask yourself when you begin writing a story is this: Whose story is it? You need to make a commitment to one or perhaps a few characters.

Julia Glass

CommitmentYourselfWritingStory

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