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The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. ↗

— William James

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Wisdom is learning what to overlook. ↗

— William James

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We are doomed to cling to a life even while we find it unendurable. ↗

— William James

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Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. ↗

— William James

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The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is the 'I breathe' which actually does accompany them. ↗

— William James

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The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals. ↗

— William James

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Childhood sometimes does pay a second visit to man, youth never. ↗

— Anna Jameson

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The United States has made a massive effort since the end of the Second World War to secure the dominance of its films in foreign markets - an achievement generally pushed home politically, by writing clauses into various treaties and aid packages. ↗

— Fredric Jameson

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I'm interested in people that don't always do the right thing, its much more akin to what I know about life. ↗

— Thomas Jane

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Some of the supporting roles that I've done as an actor, I took them because I knew that I would get to watch some of the leading guys in the movies, and also I'd get to work with them. ↗

— Thomas Jane

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