Filial Quote by Ralph Barton Perry

“The effect on James of being ignored by the people who stood to benefit the most from his work was to distance himself even…

— Michael Lewis

“In Varieties of Religious Experience, William James says that for an experience to be visionary or ecstatic it must be passive (that is, it…

— Lisa R. Spaar

“The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable…

— Arthur Conan Doyle

“It is this insistence of man upon meaning that makes him so difficult. Once he realizes that he is of no importance whatever in…

— Ayn Rand

“Sir James paused. He did not usually find it easy to give his reasons: it seemed to him strange that people should not know…

— George Eliot

“A thought that had been in the archives of his mind for many months came sharply into relief: of all human beings alive, the…

— Philip Wylie

“he could look at the evidence planted in the universe and from it derive a new concept, and a greater thing than this no…

— James A. Michener

“The whole procedure of his thinking, Jason knew, was an imbecilic exercise; there was no compelling reason for him to seek an answer. And…

— Clifford D. Simak

“Only by maintaining positive thoughts, by dispelling doubt and negativity, will you impress your desires upon the universe, making it bend to your will.”

— Stephen Richards

“he never allowed himself to think about unpleasant things, which answered very well, and could be supported in times of really inescapable stress by…

— Georgette Heyer

He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.

— Arthur Schopenhauer

William James describes a man who got the experience from laughing-gas; whenever he was under its influence, he knew the secret of the universe,…

— Bertrand Russell