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No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no m

No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good ones sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, ones character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. – William James

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We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the particular ass that does so whom we cant tolerate. – William James

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Sincerity
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William James
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Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind! – William James

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Faith
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William James
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It takes a great man to be a good listener. – Calvin Coolidge

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War is war. The only good human being is a dead one. – George Orwell

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good

You dont appreciate a lot of stuff in school until you get older. Little things like being spanked every day by a middle-aged woman: Stuff you pay good money for in later life. – Emo Philips

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An overflow of good converts to bad. – William Shakespeare

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I wake up every morning and I surprise myself. I wake up to a new me. – Gina Carano

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Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war. – Bianca Jagger

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Self-Realization Fellowship seemed like training. It was the training ground for finding a sense of peace in myself. Because thats my job. Its no one elses. – Mariel Hemingway

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I still forgive him, because by doing what he did, he made it famous. – Alberto Korda

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famous