Quote by William James
The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain c

The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. – William James

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We have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood. – William James

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I am a leader. Leaders always get heat. Theyre always going against the grain. Jimi Hendrix got heat Bob Marley got heat Miles Davis got heat. Every great artist got heat. Heat means youre doing something right. – Ziggy Marley

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When I meet people who say – which they do all of the time – I must just tell you, my great aunt had cancer of the elbow and the doctors gave her 10 seconds to live, but last I heard she was climbing Mount Everest, and so forth, I switch off quite early. – Christopher Hitchens

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So Bush certainly wasnt the greatest, and Obama has not done the job. And hes created a lot of disincentive. Hes created a lot of great dissatisfaction. Regulations and regulatory is going through the roof. Its almost impossible to get anything done in the country. – Donald Trump

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