More Quotes by William James
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.
If you can change your mind, you can change your life
Tension is a habit. Relaxing is a habit. Bad habits can be broken, good habits formed.
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.
Circumstance does not make me, it reveals me.
Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.
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, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.
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.
Once a decision is reached, stop worrying and start working
