William James
William James
William Jameswas an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century and is believed by many to be one of the most influential philosophers the United States has ever produced, while others have labelled him the "Father of American psychology". Along with Charles Sanders Peirce and John Dewey, he is considered to be...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth11 January 1842
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
If you want a confidence, act as if you already have it. Try the "as if" technique.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
If you can change your mind, you can change your life.
If you care enough for a result, you will most certainly attain it.
The faith circle is so congruous with human nature that the only explanation of the veto that intellectualists pass upon it must be sought in the offensive character to them of the faiths of certain concrete persons.