There is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me! – William James
We have grown literally afraid to be poor. We despise anyone who elects to be poor in order to simplify and save his inner life. If he does not join the general scramble and pant with the money-making street, we deem him spiritless and lacking in ambition. – William James
Everybody ought to do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice. – William James
The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. – William James
Consider the perverse effect cap and trade has on altruistic actions. Say you decide to buy a small, high-efficiency car. That reduces your emissions, but not your countrys. Instead it allows somebody else to buy a bigger S.U.V. – because the total emissions are set by the cap. – James Hansen