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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If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. – William James

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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Middle age is when youre sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isnt for you. – Ogden Nash

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To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable. – Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891

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Im not busy… a woman with three children under the age of 10 wouldnt think my schedule looked so busy. – Garrison Keillor

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There is a certain age at which a child looks at you in all earnestness and delivers a long, pleased speech in all the true inflections of spoken English, but with not one recognizable syllable. – Annie Dillard

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I dont personally try to balance my work because I operate under the assumption that anyone reading or watching my stuff isnt having a particularly balanced day anyway. But negative attitudes just amuse me more than positive ones. – Lev Yilmaz

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My parents were amazing people who had no business being together – and they knew it. – James Denton

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I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone. – Henry Rollins

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To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee, And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. – Emily Dickinson

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