William James

"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."

"The only way out is through."

"Does consciousness exist? I say yes."

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

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

"The true principle of infinity is to sum up the parts so as to make an infinite whole."

"Genius, in truth, means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way."

"The exclusive worship of the bitch-goddess Success is our national disease."

"We should fill life's cup rather than empty it."

"If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing in an illusion."

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

"Let everyone try and find that as a result of daily prayers they add something new to their lives."

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

"The most universal principle of art is that some interest in the subject is necessary."

"Seize the very first possible moment to act on every resolution you make."

"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision."

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

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

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook."

"The only things that evolution can not do is to make new materials."

"We are not only our brother's keeper; we are our brother's brother."

"The professor has always been the object of ridicule."

"Talent is cheaper than table salt."

"There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self."

"Teaching should produce competent people."

"A new idea is first condemned as ridiculous, and then dismissed as trivial."

"The biggest discovery of my time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude."

"How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do."

"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune."