William James Quotes

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.

William James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

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The industrial society... recognises nothing except the power to acquire... No other kind of hope or satisfaction or pleasure can any longer be envisaged within the culture of capitalism.

John Berger

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Finally, I told them I'd drop out of the management program if they'd give me an entry-level job in the newsroom for union wages, about fifty dollars a week.

Andrea Mitchell

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All my friends were cheerleaders, and I was the girl who hung out at home. I just worked on my music all the time.

Meghan Trainor

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I remember back in Detroit, I used to go to the Apex Bar every night after I got off work. The bartender there used to call me Boom Boom. I don't know why, but he did.

John Lee Hooker

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A lot of entrepreneurship is seeing the future in a way that no one else sees it. Then, it becomes about execution and doing what it takes to succeed.

Stacy Brown-Philpot

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As a child, I copied Duerer drawings and Bruegel.

Sigmar Polke

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If I end up homeless and penniless because of a shift in my behavior about sharing what's come to me, bring it on.

Tom Shadyac

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In order to have greater visibility of the larger cyber threat landscape, we must remove the government bureaucratic stovepipes that inhibit our abilities to effectively defend America while ensuring citizens' privacy and civil liberties are also protected.

Michael McCaul

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I knew that you couldn't make a living simply writing about the outdoors, so I made an effort from the beginning of my freelance career to write about other subjects.

Jon Krakauer

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My real father died when I was two years old, so I never knew him. He was a barber in Chicago.

Donald Johanson

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Governments can't credibly claim to be concerned about stagnant growth and ageing workforces unless they are actively seeking to empower women economically. One way they can speed up progress towards gender-equal economic opportunity is to change laws that are holding women back.

Arancha Gonzalez

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The number one mistake is giving pets table scraps. I made the mistake thinking I was showing my dog love by giving her food and treats. You see a tiny 4 oz. piece of cheese, but for a Boston Terrier like mine, that's like one and a half hamburgers. That's unhealthy.

Alison Sweeney

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