Quote by William James
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practicall

The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. – William James

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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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Men show their character in nothing more clearly than what they think laughable. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings. – Mahatma Gandhi

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The problems of the world cannot possibly be solved by skeptics or cynics whose horizons are limited by the obvious realities. We need men who can dream of things that never were. – John F. Kennedy

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There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. – Will Rogers

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States are looking for low-cost solutions that will enable better communication, while avoiding the danger in which the chain of command breaks down in emergencies. We do not want everyone talking to everyone else all the time. – John Shimkus

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Dream in a pragmatic way. – Aldous Huxley

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