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William James Quotes

Biography: William James is known as a pioneering American psychologist and philo... more Biography: William James is known as a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher, often called the "Father of American psychology." He was instrumental in the development of pragmatism and functionalism. His works, including "The Principles of Psychology" and "The Varieties of Religious Experience," have had a lasting impact on both psychology and philosophy. less
"Begin to be now what you will be hereafter"
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"The greatest discovery of any generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes"
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"The greatest use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it."
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"The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual."
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"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."
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"Truth happens to an idea."
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"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second."
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"The trail of the human serpent is over everything."
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"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."
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"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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"We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh."
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"If you want a quality, act as if you already had it."
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"The world is but a canvas to our imagination."
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"Pragmatism is the attitude of looking away from first things, principles, 'categories', supposed necessities; and of looking towards last things, fruits, consequences, facts."
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"The most immutable barrier in nature is between one man's thoughts and another's."
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