James Allen
James Allen
Pioneer of magnetospheric research in space whose discovery of the radiation belts encircling the earth helped to further the science of astronomy. He was one of Time Magazine's Man of the Year in 1960.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth7 September 1914
James Allen quotes about
evil ignorance misuse
evil is not power; it is ignorance and misuse of good.
basis knowledge power wisdom
The knowledge of the causal power of thought is the basis of all their (Hebrew) prophecies, as it is the basis of all real wisdom and power.
figure imagine people
They couldn't figure out why people got sick. The only thing they could imagine was that there was some kind of malignant force.
accomplish attempt begin conditions enter failure purpose ranks recognize serve strong
To put away aimlessness and weakness, and to begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment; who make all conditions serve them, and who think strongly, attempt fearlessly, and accomplish masterfully.
begin enter failure purpose ranks recognize strong
To begin to think with purpose is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
particular program
We say use a program that is appropriate for the particular situation.
arts culture develop growth identified industry needs niagara regional strategy tourism viewed
As we develop a regional economic-development strategy for Erie and Niagara counties, we have identified tourism as one of our growth clusters. The arts and culture industry needs to be viewed as an economic-development sector.
becomes definite high moral passion power
As water, when transmuted into steam, becomes a new, more definite and wide-reaching power, so passion, when transmuted into intellectual and moral force, becomes a new life, a new power for the accomplishment of high and unfailing purposes.
convince developers older sure tough trying underneath
It's tough right now trying to convince developers to do something in these older spots, because no one's really sure what's underneath all the asphalt.
created either environment neither permissive side talk
It is the whole environment that is created in the doctor-patient relationship, in that it is not really permissive on either side, ... Neither side is encouraging the other to talk about it.
care consider demand extremity happiness perform servants service
Think of your servants with kindness, consider their happiness and comfort, and never demand of them that extremity of service which you yourself would not care to perform were you in their place.
focus images needs
After you get through the shock, ... what lingers are the images of the perpetrators, and not of the corpses, and that's where the focus needs to be.
ceases darkness discovered ignorance light neither pass powerless remove understood
The selfishness must be discovered and understood before it can be removed. It is powerless to remove itself, neither will it pass away of itself. Darkness ceases only when light is introduced; so ignorance can only be dispersed by Knowledge; selfishness by Love.
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The suspicious believe everybody to be suspicious; the liar feels secure in the thought that he is not so foolish as to believe that there is such a phenomenon as a strictly truthful person; the envious see envy in every soul; the miser thinks everybody is eager to get his money;...and the abandoned sensualist looks upon the saint as a hypocrite