James, William

"Effort is a word that James uses, success also defines effort as will action."

"The universe is held together by stories, not by atoms."

"The great use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Human beings are not born once and for all on the day their mothers give birth to them."

"Keep your lamps trimmed and burning for a purpose greater than yourself."

"The living soul is not the form that fills a certain space, or the sum of the functions that accomplish a certain result; it is a grouping of activities."

"The greatest wealth is health, the greatest richness is wisdom, and the greatest possession is contentment."

"The habit of reading only confirms those opinions we already hold."

"When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice."

"The most important discoveries often come from looking at what everyone else is looking at."

"The deepest principle of true conversation is not to get the best arguments out, but to have them."

"Whatever your mind can conceive and your heart can believe, you can achieve."

"The great discovery of our time is the re-discovery that the human spirit is supreme."

"The true opposite of love is not hate but indifference."

"The radical principle of human action is not duty but desire; not obligation but inclination."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

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

"Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

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

"If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system."

"Our life is what our thoughts make it."

"Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives."

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

"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."

"The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system."

"The action of thought is the beginning of all power."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."