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Belief creates the actual fact. ↗

— William James

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Begin to be now what you will be hereafter. ↗

— William James

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The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes. ↗

— William James

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If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system. ↗

— William James

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Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. ↗

— William James

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The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another. ↗

— William James

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Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another. ↗

— William James

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To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being. ↗

— William James

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We never fully grasp the import of any true statement until we have a clear notion of what the opposite untrue statement would be. ↗

— William James

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Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. ↗

— William James

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