Quote by William James
It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty,

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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[Thinking is] what a great many people think they are doing when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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Thinking
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Truth lives, in fact, for the most part on a credit system. Our thoughts and beliefs pass, so long as nothing challenges them, just as bank-notes pass so long as nobody refuses them. – William James

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Listen, in England people are already writing their memoirs at the age of 23. – Rupert Everett

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You have to be desirable. And thats why so many woman of my age or even younger are pushed to Botox and plastic surgery, all the things that people say, Why do women do this? Where do you go in your 50s in your career? – Kim Cattrall

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Im very accepting with my age. Its like notches on your belt: experience, wisdom, and a different kind of beauty. There comes a day when youve become comfortable in your skin. – Zoe Saldana

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We live in an age when to be young and to be indifferent can be no longer synonymous. We must prepare for the coming hour. The claims of the Future are represented by suffering millions and the Youth of a Nation are the trustees of Posterity. – Benjamin Disraeli

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The message of Christmas is that the visible material world is bound to the invisible spiritual world. – Author Unknown

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As a means to success, determination has this advantage over talent — that it does not have to be recognized by others. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Traditional marriage is what should be sanctioned. – Jeb Bush

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This is a global fight to get the right people in the right place and were talking about people with PhDs in engineering, computer science, mathematics. – Jerry Moran

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