Quote by William James
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. – William James

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The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one. – William James

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Common sense and a sense of humor are the same thing, moving at different speeds. A sense of humor is just common sense, dancing. – William James

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You got to sing like you dont need the money; Love like youll never get hurt; You got to dance like nobodys watchin; Its gotta come from the heart if you want it to work. – Susanna Clark

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Today, I think the attitude is that governing is not necessarily good politics, and the result is that its much more partisan and much more divided. – Leon Panetta

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When I was a child I asked my mother what homosexuality was about and she said – and this was 100 years ago in Germany and she was very open-minded – Its like hair color. Its nothing. Some people are blond and some people have dark hair. Its not a subject. This was a very healthy attitude. – Karl Lagerfeld

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But I think bands that rolled in with a big attitude, like they were some big deal, I just found that very strange. – Rob Zombie

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Hope calculates its scenes for a long and durable life; presses forward to imaginary points of bliss; and grasps at impossibilities; and consequently very often ensnares men into beggary, ruin and dishonor. – Joseph Addison

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The truth is, in order to get things like universal health care and a revamped education system, then someone is going to have to give up a piece of their pie so that someone else can have more. – Michelle Obama

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