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
positive-thinking thinking feelings
Every action and feeling is preceded by a thought.
thinking remains
As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.
men thinking hatred
The man who thinks hateful thoughts brings hatred upon himself. The man who thinks loving thoughts is loved.
thinking glasses secret
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass: environment is but his looking glass.
mistake thinking yesterday
Do not dwell upon the sins and mistakes of yesterday so exclusively as to have no energy and mind left for living rightly today, and do not think that the sins of yesterday can prevent you from living purely today.
character positive-thinking mind
Mind is the master weaver, both of the inner garment of character and the outer garment of circumstance.
character thinking long
A noble and God-like character is not a thing of favor or chance, but is the natural result of continued effort in right thinking, the effect of long-cherished association with God-like thoughts.
love-you thinking needs
Think lovingly, speak lovingly, act lovingly, and every need shall be supplied.
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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
particular program
We say use a program that is appropriate for the particular situation.
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.
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We hope people will walk away with the idea that this was a very frequent act of violence, ... We won't be able to deny it any longer.
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If at the end of the week's work, and on receiving his wages, he were to ask his employer for a larger sum, pleading that, though he could not justly claim it and did not really deserve it, yet he expected it, he would not only receive the larger sum but would, doubtless, be discharged from his post. Yet in spiritual things men do not think it to be either foolish or selfish to ask for these blessings