A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed.
WILLIAM JAMESThat which is most personal, is most interesting.
More William James Quotes
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Man lives in only one small room of the enormous house of his consciousness.
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The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
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The first lecture in psychology that I ever heard was the first I ever gave.
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I don’t sing because I’m happy; I’m happy because I sing.
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Give your dreams all you’ve got, and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.
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Man alone of all the creatures of earth can change his own pattern. Man alone is the architect of his own destiny.
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The lunatic’s visions of horror are all drawn from the material of daily fact.
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The deepest hunger in human beings is the desire to be appreciated.
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Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
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The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
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To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.
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[Religion is] the attempt to be in harmony with an unseen order of things.
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We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.
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