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I will act as if I do make a difference.

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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My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing, and I can only do one thing at a time.
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The prescription is that the subject must be made to show new aspects of itself to prompt new questions in a word, to change. From an unchanging subject the attention inevitably wanders away.
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The greatest discovery of the 20th Century is that our attitude of mind determines our quality of life, not circumstances.
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Language is the most imperfect and expensive means yet discovered for communicating thought.
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A good hypothesis in science must have other properties than those of the phenomenon it is immediately invoked to explain, otherwise it is not prolific enough.
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Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
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Belief creates the actual fact.
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The greatest weapon we have to combat stress is the ability to choose our thoughts.
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Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
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An act has no ethical quality whatever unless it be chosen out of several all equally possible.
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If you want a confidence, act as if you already have it. Try the as if technique.
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To leap across an abyss, one is better served by faith than doubt.
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