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William James

William James

William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician.

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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

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William James

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.

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Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

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There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.

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It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.

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

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To study the abnormal is the best way of understanding the normal.

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In business for yourself, not by yourself.

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The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God who does a wholesale, not a retail business. He cannot accommodate his processes to the convenience of individuals.

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The best argument I know for an immortal life is the existence of a man who deserves one.

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