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William James Quotes

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: american
Birth: January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910

Topics

Positive Power Optimism Weakness

I just yesterday returned from a trip where I photographed a woman with two children whom I photographed first when she was the age of the older of the two children.

Age Children Woman Yesterday She

I'm used to living in a disassociated universe.

Universe Living Used

I can't imagine the American people voting for Hillary Clinton to serve basically the third term of Barack Obama. And I think whoever the Republican primary voters and the delegates nominate, I will support that nominee wholeheartedly against a Hillary Clinton candidacy.

Support People Think Voting American

I'm really inspired to build a billion-dollar company. The hardest part is building the vehicle to get you there.

Robert Herjavec

Building You Build Company Inspired

I'm a ham who wants to be a small part of anything.

Small Anything Who Ham Wants Part

One in 200 stars has habitable Earth-like planets surrounding it - in the galaxy, half a billion stars have Earth-like planets going around them - that's huge, half a billion. So when we look at the night sky, it makes sense that someone is looking back at us.

Stars Sky Space Looking Back Night

We don't always choose moments. You know, sometimes they choose us.

Moments You Choose Know Sometimes

It's always relevant - moving forward into the future and finding out who you are. I think those themes never get stale.

Future Moving Forward Moving Forward

People are always asking, 'Where does Michael Pennington end and Johnny Vegas begin,' and you're going, 'It's not like that: it's blurred right across.'

People End Vegas You Right Asking

There's nothing wrong with having a desire to want nice things. It's when we place that as a measure of the value of ourselves that it goes askew.

Value Measure Wrong Place Nice Want

Sound had always been my portal to poetry, but in the beginning, sound was imagined through the eye.

Beginning Poetry Eye Sound Always

To me, constructive criticism is when people take ownership of their ideas. That's why I don't listen to anything that's anonymous. But it's hard; when there's something hurtful out there, I still want to read it over and over and memorize it and explain my point of view to the person.

People Me Ideas Criticism Ownership

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