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

— William James

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To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being. ↗

— William James

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The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths. ↗

— William James

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

— William James

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All my experience of the world teaches me that in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, the safe and just side of a question is the generous and merciful side. ↗

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

— Thomas Jefferson

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When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge. ↗

— Gerald Jampolsky

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I was in Deadwood at the time and on hearing of the killing made my way at once to the scene of the shooting and found that my friend had been killed by McCall. ↗

— Calamity Jane

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It was a wealthy family, and they heard me talk about movies, and they told me I should go into movies. That's the benefit of hanging out with rich people; they have no sense of what is or isn't possible. ↗

— Michael Patrick Jann

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