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The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.

William James

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
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Inspirational Motivational Positive
So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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Feelings Self World
We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.
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Book Cat Conservations Dog
We with our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest… But the trees also commingle their roots in the darkness underground.
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Islands Roots Sea Underground
A new opinion counts as true just in proportion as it gratifies the individual’s desire to assimilate the novel in his experience to his beliefs in stock
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Belief Desire Truth
Genius… means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.
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Creativity Mean Science
The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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Growth Men Years
He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if he had failed.
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Encouragement Encouraging Inspirational
On pragmatistic principles, if the hypothesis of God works satisfactorily in the widest sense of the word, it is true.
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God Principles Theism
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
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Common Dance Humor Sense
Focus on increasing service. Becoming great where you are. Pile in the wood. The heat will follow.
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Becoming Great Focus Woods
An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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Ethics Philosophical Quality
I myself believe that the evidence for God lies primarily in inner personal experiences.
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Belief Believe Experience Lying
When thoughts do not neutralize an undesirable emotion, action will.
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Action Emotion Inspiration
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
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Differences Everything Insightful Making
Once you accept an idea, it’s an idea whose time has come.
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Accepting Daring Ideas

The mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.

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