Faith Quote by Louis Menand

“His experience of the world and his empathy for other people produced a body of work that adamantly refused ready categories, received ideas, and…

— Siri Hustvedt

Belief creates the actual fact. --William James

— William James

“With mindful attention, you realize that thoughts are just thoughts - mental processes in the mind - rather than the truth.”

— Carmel Sheridan

“Belief is an illusion, backed by your heart and mind.”

— Sachin Kumar Puli

“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their life. —William James”

— Aleatha Romig

“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold onto this illusion,…

— John Steinbeck

“Believing is a disposition. We could tire ourselves out thinking, if we put our minds to it, but believing takes no toll.”

— Willard Van Orman Quine

This insistence on "having his say upon the universe" is the profoundest motive of William James thinking as well as of his filial gratitude.

— Ralph Barton Perry

“Your attitude is a mirror of your believes.”

— Radostin Chernev

“Your mind builds your reality... based on anything you believe in.”

— Toba Beta

“The truth is that James, like many other great writers and artists, had chosen his own loyalties and nationality. His true country, his home,…

— Azar Nafisi

“And I think that this, here, with James, will always be wrong but it will always be the right sort of wrong, because if…

— Kiersten White