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No matter how full a reservoir of maxims one may possess, and no matter how good one's sentiments may be, if one has not taken advantage of every concrete opportunity to act, one's character may remain entirely unaffected for the better. ↗

— William James

#advantage #better #character #concrete #entirely

I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all. ↗

— Allison Janney

#drawback #good #growing #growing up #height

You stick a credit card in a machine, and you pay $3 or whatever it is to get cash - your own money. ↗

— Bill Janklow

#cash #credit #credit card #get #machine

For when we talk about the spreading power and influence of globalization, aren't we really referring to the spreading economic and military might of the US? ↗

— Fredric Jameson

#economic #globalization #influence #might #military

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

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

#evils #happened #how #much #never

Tom is the most eccentric person I have ever worked with. We get on very well and I am most impressed with how he can hold an audience in the palm of his hand. ↗

— Louise Jameson

#audience #eccentric #ever #get #hand

We can go on talking about racism and who treated whom badly, but what are you going to do about it? Are you going to wallow in that or are you going to create your own agenda? ↗

— Judith Jamison

#agenda #badly #create #go #going

It was considered the most dangerous route in the Hills, but as my reputation as a rider and quick shot was well known, I was molested very little, for the toll gatherers looked on me as being a good fellow, and they knew that I never missed my mark. ↗

— Calamity Jane

#considered #dangerous #fellow #good #hills

During the fall and winter we built Fort Meade and the town of Sturgis. ↗

— Calamity Jane

#during #fall #fort #town #winter