William James Quotes

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  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.

  William James

  Life, Change, Positive

  "Living the Abundant Life". Book by Thomas S. Monson, 2004.

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  The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

  William James

  Happiness, Fear, Stress

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• Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.

  William James

  Talking, People, Unhappiness

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• Thoughts become perception, perception becomes reality. Alter your thoughts, alter your reality.

  William James

  Reality, Perception

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  A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

  William James

  Motivational, Inspiring, Attitude

  "American Treasury, 1455 - 1955". Book by Clifton Fadimany, 1455 - 1955, 1955.

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• There is a law in psychology that if you form a picture in your mind of what you would like to be, and you keep and hold that picture there long enough, you will soon become exactly as you have been thinking.

  William James

  Military, Thinking, Law

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  The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Relationship

  Letter to his class at Radcliffe College, 6 Apr. 1896, in Letters (1920) vol. 2, p. 33

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• A winner's attitude: it may be difficult, but it's possible. A loser's attitude: It may be possible, but it's too difficult.

  William James

  Attitude, May, Loser

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• The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.

  William James

  Positive, Wise, Wisdom

  Principles of Psychology (1890) vol. 2, ch. 22

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• If you can change your mind, you can change your life.

  William James

  Love, Inspirational, Motivational

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• Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.

  William James

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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• 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.

  William James

  Fear, Past, History

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• Our view of the world is truly shaped by what we decide to hear.

  William James

  Views, World

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• A man of sense is never discouraged by difficulties; he redoubles his industry and his diligence, he perseveres and infallibly prevails at last.

  William James

  Motivational, Meaningful, Perseverance

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• Your hopes, dreams and aspirations are legitimate. They are trying to take you airborne, above the clouds, above the storms, if you only let them.

  William James

  Dream, Hope, Clouds

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• Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.

  William James

  Attitude, Capacity, Accomplished

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• Formula to live your dream: 1. Be bold. 2. Begin now, 3. No exceptions.

  William James

  Dream, Corny, Formulas

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• The mind is made up by what it feeds upon.

  William James

  Thinking, Mind, Made

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• The good we do today becomes the happiness of tomorrow.

  William James

  Happiness, Today, Tomorrow

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• There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

  William James

  Inspirational, Self Esteem, Failure

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• Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.

  William James

  Character, Doe, Circumstances

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• There is nothing so absurd that it cannot be believed as truth if repeated often enough.

  William James

  Science, Belief, Enough

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• We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.

  William James

  Best Effort, Forget, Effort And Hard Work

  William James (1983). “Talks to Teachers on Psychology and to Students on Some of Life's Ideals”, p.51, Harvard University Press

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• Positive images of the future are a powerful and magnetic force... They draw us on and energize us, give us courage and will to take on important initiatives. Negative images of the future also have a magnetism. They pull the spirit downward in the path of despair.

  William James

  Powerful, Giving, Vision

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• Habit simplifies our movements, makes them accurate, and diminishes fatigue.

  William James

  Life, Happiness, Movement

  William James, Robert D Richardson (2010). “The Heart of William James”, p.105, Harvard University Press

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