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William James Quotes

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Acceptance Step Overcoming First Step

I like a character that goes on a journey. A character that has had it all, lost it all, and is trying to get back to just being OK. I love the agony of defeat just as much as I love the thrill of victory.

Love Character Journey Victory Back

He always describes his characters' voices and their physique so brilliantly. As people have said, they are cartoons, caricatures. They're grotesques really.

People Said Always Voices Cartoons

I've been with Shakespeare all my life.

Life My Life Been Shakespeare

I love how you can look different, and it changes your mood.

Love You Look Mood Changes Your

My first ballet class was on a basketball court. I'm in my gym clothes and my socks trying to do this thing called ballet. I didn't know anything about it.

Basketball Clothes Trying Gym Know

One fantasy is that I just do a Don Roos movie every year if that's possible. If he'd have me.

Me Year Fantasy Possible Just He

Jennifer Aniston and I have always just really gotten along well... I was just fortunate to be a good fit for parts in her films.

Good Always Her Fortunate Well Just

If I had to summarize, most broadly, my concerns as a writer, I'd say the question 'How then must we live?' is at the heart of it, for me.

Live Heart Me Say Question Must

The immediacy of the technology of the web allows us, as songwriters, to write something very sharp and quick. That has a lot to do with helping a songwriter be more reflective of reality, instead of being in an area where you have to process things. It's the difference between processing fish and catching it in a boat.

Technology Boat Process Reality Fish

There's a television show, 'Hoarders,' where people have those homes filled with stuff. Emotionally, in our minds, we get so filled with resentments where we've got a story about absolutely everything.

Chuck Palahniuk

People Story Television Minds Get

Women need to hear the words, 'It's okay if things don't go exactly the way you want them to.' Give yourself a break!

Women Words Yourself You Go Want

Jon Scoffield was an incredible director and producer at ATV. I met him when I was 30 and he made great things happen in my career. He's still alive, but we're no longer in touch.

Great Career Great Things Alive Him

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