Philosopher William James Quotes

#1. Our great American philosopher William James has said - "We have as many personalities as there are people who know us." To which I would add "We have no personalities unless there are people who know us. Unless there are people we hope to convince that we deserve to exist.

Joyce Carol Oates

#2. We should read music in the same way that an educated adult will read a book: in silence, but imagining the sound.

Zoltan Kodaly

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

William James

#4. Conversely, the absolute absence of a burden causes man to be lighter than air, to soar into heights, take leave of earth abd his earthy being, and become half real, his movements as free as they are insignificant.

Milan Kundera

#5. And I don't like doing silly things (except on purpose).

Larry Wall

#6. William James was not a prophet. He was a philosopher whose philosophy reflected his profound humanity.

Stanley Hauerwas

#7. Contemporary philosophers, even the rationalistic minded ones, have on the whole agreed that no one has intelligibly banished the mystery of fact.

William James

#8. I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics.

Duncan Hunter

#9. The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.

Garry Kasparov

#10. To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's type of thinking.

William James

#11. There is only one thing a philosopher can be relied upon to do, and that is to contradict other philosophers.

William James

#12. He marries best who puts it off until it is too late.

H.L. Mencken

#13. I love Gwen Stefani's style, I think she's dope.

LIZ

#14. How far I've come! I'm the same girl and yet not the same. I wonder if it's always like that? Folks keep growing from one person into another all their lives, and life is just a lot of everyday adventures. Well, whatever life is, I like it.

Carol Ryrie Brink

#15. I remember when I was about 12, I read M. R. James' 'Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary' under the covers, way too young to fully understand what was going on with those stories - completely terrified but absolutely loved them.

Tom Goodman-Hill

#16. Everything takes me longer than I expect. It's the sad truth about life.

Donna Tartt

#17. Being left-handed has its advantages in volleyball. Few people know enough about your spike and serve to give you advice.

John Kessel