#era

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. ↗

— William James

#alter #altering #attitudes #being #discovery

An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible. ↗

— William James

#chosen #equally #ethical #out #possible

The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments. ↗

— William James

#clash #extent #great #great extent #history

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition! ↗

— William James

#call #craves #every #fact #generally

The more worrying feature of the new global corporate structures is their capacity to devastate national labour markets by transferring their operations to cheaper locations overseas. ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#cheaper #corporate #devastate #feature #global

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

#aid #clauses #dominance #effort #end

I found that a bit unfair. However, I did feel quite liberated when I left. I'm very grateful to the show - it revived a flagging career, but I'm glad to be away from it now. ↗

— Louise Jameson

#bit #career #did #feel #flagging

We were ordered out to quell an uprising of the Indians, and were out for several days, had numerous skirmishes during which six of the soldiers were killed and several severely wounded. ↗

— Calamity Jane

#during #had #indians #killed #numerous

During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first. ↗

— Famke Janssen

#country #deeply #during #first #grew

I enrolled in an acting workshop and my first acting role was on the TV soap opera 'Melrose Place.' ↗

— Famke Janssen

#enrolled #first #i #opera #place