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People Quotes by William James
- If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill.
- Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make very small use of their possible…
- Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
- Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being.
- If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different person of me.
- Despair lames most people, but it wakes others fully up.
- A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
- Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
- A great nation is not saved by wars, it is saved by acts without external picturesqueness; by speaking, writing, voting reasonably; by smiting corruption swiftly;…
- Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees…
- Most people, probably, are in doubt about certain matters ascribed to their past. They may have seen them, may have said them, done them, or…
- When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when…
- If you say that this is absurd, that we cannot be in love with everyone at once, I merely point out to you that, as…
- Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle