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Motivational Quotes by William James
- Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
- Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.
- The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
- A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.
- Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
- The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.
- It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
- The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.
- Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.
- When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.
- If you want a confidence, act as if you already have it. Try the "as if" technique.
- Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. --William James
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