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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.
William James
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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
Philosopher
Physician
Psychologist
University Teacher
W. James
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Perseverance
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Runners
First
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Persistent
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Persist
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Great emergencies and crises show us how much greater our vital resources are than we had supposed.
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Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is still theoretically possible ... faith is the readiness to act in a cause the prosperous issue of which is not certified to us in advance.
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When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
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If you only care enough for a result, you will almost certainly attain it. Only you must, then, really wish these things, and wish them exclusively, and not wish at the same time a hundred other incompatible things just as strongly.
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