Quote by William James
Pure experience is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life w

Pure experience is the name I gave to the immediate flux of life which furnishes the material to our later reflection with its conceptual categories. – William James

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again. – William James

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There is but one cause of human failure. And that is mans lack of faith in his true Self. – William James

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When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience. – Ron Wyden

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In those days a concert was a personal experience. I wanted to be as close as possible to the audience, and of course big stadiums didnt enable you to do that. It wasnt my style. – Cat Stevens

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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience. – Willie Stargell

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Experience is a school where a man learns what a big fool he has been. – Josh Billings

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If you can change three lives in 10, three lives in a hundred, thats got to be good, hasnt it? – Ian Botham

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