Pretend what we may, the whole man within us is at work when we form our philosophical opinions.
WILLIAM JAMESThe mind, in short, works on the data it receives very much as the sculptor works on his block of stone.
More William James Quotes
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Democracy is still upon its trial. The civic genius of our people is its only bulwark.
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Everything which is demanded is by that fact a good.
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If you want to change your life, do it flamboyantly and start immediately.
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Men habitually use only a small part of the power which they actually possess.
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Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.
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A chain is no stronger than its weakest link, and life is after all a chain.
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In all primary school work the principle of multiple impressions is well recognized.
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So our self-feeling in this world depends entirely on what we back ourselves to be and do.
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Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being.
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You may not get everything you dream about, but you will never get anything you don’t dream about.
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Footnotes — little dogs yapping at the heels of the text
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Our beliefs are really rules for action.
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Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours.
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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
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Just for today I will exercise my soul in three ways: I will do somebody a good turn and not get found out. I will do at least two things I don’t want to do
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