James Truslow Adams Quotes

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it.

James Truslow Adams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 18, 1878 - May 18, 1949

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In terms of being vulgar, I don't think you need to be violent unless it's slapstick, violence to yourself. That can be funny - we've all tripped and fallen on our faces.

Andy Dick

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Of all the ways of defining man, the worst is the one which makes him out to be a rational animal.

Anatole France

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I like people who would rather something be discovered than shoved in your face.

Amy Sedaris

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Concepts, like individuals, have their histories and are just as incapable of withstanding the ravages of time as are individuals. But in and through all this they retain a kind of homesickness for the scenes of their childhood.

Soren Kierkegaard

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One thing that golf teaches you is humility.

Robert Wagner

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It's called 'Fight Valley,' and it's my first feature film. I just dove in and did the best I could. I don't think I'm gonna win any Academy Awards on this one. I had fun with it and hopefully will get more opportunities like that. It's about two sisters, one poor and one rich, and one goes into underground fighting.

Miesha Tate

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We've got to get people out of their cars, out of those drive-thru windows, get them walking, get them in parks and get them more active.

Mick Cornett

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I have a lot of adrenaline. I have a naturally fast system. But I love to eat, and I am not skinny.

Monica Bellucci

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Education is largely run at the state level.

Mitt Romney

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My wife Kari and I have three incredible kids. And like parents everywhere, we want our children to grow up in a country and a world that is peaceful, and where, if they work hard, they can reach their God-given potential.

Denis McDonough

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We all need a firm sense of identity.

Christopher Eccleston

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You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.

Armaan Malik

GameLongYouCome And GoGoTest

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