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William James Quotes: The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker can feel himself lonely, most positively furthered, and most richly fed
         

The university most worthy of rational admiration is that one in which your lonely thinker can feel himself lonely, most positively furthered, and most richly fed


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



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



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



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



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