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~ William James Quotes ~
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William James Quotes


A pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a medical doctor.
William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher who was trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and on the philosophy of pragmatism. He was the brother of novelist Henry James and of diarist Alice James.

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Belief creates the actual fact.

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Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

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Most men's friendships are too inarticulate.

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It is only by risking ... that we live at all.

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

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If you want a quality act as if you already had it.

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With mere good intentions hell is proverbially paved.

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The instinct of ownership is fundamental in man's nature.

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Footnotes the little dogs yapping at the heels of the text.

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

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This life is worth living we can say since it is what we make it.

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If you care enough for a result you will most certainly attain it.

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Fear of life in one form or another is the great thing to exorcise.

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

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