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Definite Quotes by William James
- The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of a poem, the formulas of…
- All our life, so far as it has definite form, is but a mass of habits.
- The true is the name of whatever proves itself to be good in the way of belief, and good, too, for definite, assignable reasons
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- Our tradition of political thought had its definite beginning in the teachings of Plato and Aristotle. I believe it came to a… — Hannah Arendt
- As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey; it runs… — Cleveland Abbe
- No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions… — Ruth Benedict
- Being a mother, singer and actress is a definite juggling act, but I don't think I would be comfortable any other way. — Christina Aguilera
- We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- White... is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- The time was simply ripe for the disappearance of tonality. Naturally this was a fierce struggle; inhibitions of the most frightful kind… — Anton Webern
- It is very remarkable that while the words Eternal, Eternity, Forever, are constantly in our mouths, and applied without hesitation, we yet… — George Julius Poulett Scrope
- I have never seen a river that I could not love. Moving water... has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace… — Roderick Haig-Brown
- Your automatic creative mechanism is teleological. That is, it operates in terms of goals and end results. Once you give it a… — Maxwell Maltz
- It is impossible to live the life of a disciple without definite times of secret prayer. You will find that the place… — Oswald Chambers
- I consider Bush's decision to call for a war against terrorism a serious mistake. He is elevating these criminals to the status… — Jurgen Habermas