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William James Quotes

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure.

William James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Happiness Men Endure Secret Gain

If you were a new guy at ILM, they put you on the night crew - my shift was from 7 P.M. to about 5 A.M. In my free time, I was working on an idea with my older brother, a software engineer getting his doctorate at the University of Michigan. Ultimately, it developed into Photoshop.

John Knoll

Time Brother Night Free You New

He was making all kinds of sounds apparently with his mouth, and shaking his head and I thought, gosh, is he trying to stop the orchestra? Is it all wrong? It was just unbelievable.

Robert Ripley

Thought Trying Mouth Wrong Stop

I'm very grateful to Italian football for the opportunity it has given me.

Mauro Icardi

Opportunity Grateful Football Me

I never said, 'I'm going to be a big star.' I said, 'I'm going to be a good actor.' And that took the pressure off.

Jeff Daniels

Good Pressure Said Actor Never Big

I stay in a lot of hotels, and the best part of travel is getting back to my own bed.

Michael Bastian

Best Travel Back Bed My Own Own

Working with Shankar is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Amy Jackson

Opportunity Working

Most writers I know go for word counts, and I used to be a journalist, so I guess that's ingrained.

Aminatta Forna

Go Know Used Word Most Counts

I always wished I had a chance to meet an NFL player or even a college player when I was growing up in Los Angeles.

Stephen Baker

College Growing Up Chance Meet Up

Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.

Sloan Wilson

Success Intelligence Stupid Energy

Cancer has given me a dose of humility. I'm much more empathetic. It's a club I would rather not have joined, but it is a club.

Tom Brokaw

Humility Me More Club Cancer Would

The average person - if you had a situation that hit your family and you needed to do something, you would not just go and take a vacation, or you would not do something that's not related to the task at hand. But in Washington, that just seems to be par for the course.

Ron DeSantis

Family Vacation You Situation Person

Who has ownership over stories these days?

Rutina Wesley

Ownership Over Days Who Stories