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William James Quotes: Despair lames most people, but it wakes others fully up.
         

Despair lames most people, but it wakes others fully up.


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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.



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

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



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

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



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.

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.



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

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



The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.



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

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



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

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



You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.

You can alter your life by altering the state of your mind.



Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.

Real servants don't try to use God for their purposes. They let God use them for His purposes.





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A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced.

A light like the glint of water on dewy grass flashed from under her feet as she danced.



Perhaps the most important ingredient in my work... is my brain - particularly the right brain... the free spontaneous side, and the left brain, which is careful and methodical.

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If I had not been a monk, I would have become an engineer.

If I had not been a monk, I would have become an engineer.



Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.

Every man who praises himself brushes the luster from his best efforts.



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All the women in my family were very creative.



To look in the mirror and like what you see, even when it doesn't look like your idea of beauty.

To look in the mirror and like what you see, even when it doesn't look like your idea of beauty.



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Ambition is priceless, its something that's in your veins.




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