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
Action and feeling go together, and by regulating the action... we can directly regulate the feeling.
To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all.
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
The discovery of the power of our thoughts will prove to be the most important discovery of our time
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.
The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
Human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.