57 result(s) for William James Quotes.
"Act the part and you will become the part."
"Habit is second nature, or rather first nature."
"It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome."
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind."
"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing their inner attitudes of mind, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
"Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power."
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes."
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"To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life."
"Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear."
"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
"Your experience is what you decide to pay attention to."
"The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me', and when you have found that attitude, follow it."
"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
"Act as if you were already happy and that will tend to make you happy."
"Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."
"Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way."
"The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things."
"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, 'This is the real me,' and when you have found that attitude, follow it."
"There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true self."
"Each of us literally chooses, by his way of attending to things, what sort of universe he shall appear to himself to inhabit."
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"To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions."
"To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal."
"The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community."
"Action may not bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action."
"Education is that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding."
"The aim of a college education is to teach you to know a good man when you see one."
"Your self acts ever the gentleman, and hates rudeness and vulgarity."
"Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook."
"Belief creates the actual fact."
"To change one’s life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions."
"Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."
"Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action."
"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 him, and each man as he really is."
"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."
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"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision."
"The essence of genius is to know what to overlook."
"If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system."
"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."
"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."
"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."
"To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly."
"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."
"We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep."
"A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain."
"The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds."
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."
"We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause."
"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact."
"Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results."
"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune."
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
"Begin to be now what you will be hereafter."
"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook."
"Wherever you are, it is your own friends who make your world."
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