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
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. – William James
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
If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door. – William James
There will be trying times during Obamas presidency, and liberty will need staunch defenders. Can Obama reshape liberalism to be, as it was under F.D.R., a fighting faith, unapologetically patriotic and strong in the defense of liberty? That would be a service to our country. – Bill Kristol