It is more difficult to designate this form of conation on its practical side by a satisfactory name.

In the perception of a tree we can distinguish the act of experiencing, or perceiving, from the thing experienced, or perceived.

But though cognition is not an element of mental action, nor even in any real sense of the word an aspect of it, the distinction of cognition and conation has if properly defined a definite value.

Psychology is the science of the act of experiencing, and deals with the whole system of such acts as they make up mental life.

The interval between a cold expectation and a warm desire may be filled by expectations of varying degrees of warmth or by desires of varying degrees of coldness.

Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.

It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.

But unfortunately Locke treated ideas of reflection as if they were another class of objects of contemplation beside ideas of sensation.

An expectation is a future object, recognised as belonging to me.

Both expectations and memories are more than mere images founded on previous experience.

We cannot therefore say that mental acts contain a cognitive as well as a conative element.

Driving yourself crazy is faster than walking.

People saw the Depression as a necessary thing - a chance to squeeze out the excesses, get back to Puritan morality. That just made things worse.

No woman is really an insider in the institutions fathered by masculine consciousness.

Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.

Apparently, six women claim that Arnold Schwarzenegger groped them while working on his movies. Hats off to these women who admit they worked on Arnold's movies.

Professionally, what comes first is representing the artist.Whether they're alive or dead.

The single most important thing a city can do is provide a community where interesting, smart people want to live with their families.

She plays music to heal herself, but nothing can heal her brokenness.

Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible.

The iron heart that does not bleed The iron wing that does not break They exist, here and now