Attitude Quotes by William James

Man can change his life simply by changing his attitude.

— William James

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

— William James

Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task

— William James

The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly.

— William James

Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply and vitally alive.

— William James

We can change our circumstances by a mere change of our attitude.

— William James

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity.

— William James

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change…

— William James

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it.…

— William James

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult undertaking which, more than anything else, will determine its successful outcome.

— William James

A winner's attitude: it may be difficult, but it's possible. A loser's attitude: It may be possible, but it's too difficult.

— William James

The greatest discovery of the 20th Century is that our attitude of mind determines our quality of life, not circumstances.

— William James

“Belief and doubt are living attitudes, and involve conduct on our part. Our only way, for example, of doubting, or refusing to…

— William James

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or…

— William James

If you give appreciation to people, you win their goodwill. But more important than that, practicing this philosophy has made a different…

— William James

Much of what we call evil is due entirely to the way men take the phenomenon. It can so often be converted…

— William James

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something.…

— William James

General scepticism is the live mental attitude of refusing to conclude. It is a permanent torpor of the will, renewing itself in…

— William James

I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral…

— William James

The attitude of unhappiness is not only painful, it is mean and ugly. What can be more base and unworthy than the…

— William James

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

— William James