More Quotes by William James
As a rule we disbelieve all the facts and theories for which we have no use.
A winner's attitude: it may be difficult, but it's possible. A loser's attitude: It may be possible, but it's too difficult.
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
There is nothing so absurd that it cannot be believed as truth if repeated often enough.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
Positive images of the future are a powerful and magnetic force... They draw us on and energize us, give us courage and will to take on important initiatives. Negative images of the future also have a magnetism. They pull the spirit downward in the path of despair.
