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If you want a confidence, act as if you already have it. Try the as if technique.
William James
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William James
Age: 68 †
Born: 1842
Born: January 11
Died: 1910
Died: August 26
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The minute a man ceases to grow, no matter what his years, that minute he begins to be old.
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An unlearned carpenter of my acquaintance once said in my hearing: There is very little difference between one man and another but what little there is, is very important. This distinction seems to me to go to the root of the matter.
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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.
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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
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