"The deepest longing in the human breast is……" — William James
"The deepest longing in the human breast is the desire for appreciation."
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William James
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484 Quotes by William James
William James has 484 quotes on this site.
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I take it that no man is educated who has never dallied with the thought of suicide.
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Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.
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To know psychology, therefore, is absolutely no guarantee that we shall be good teacher.
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There is a stream, a succession of states, or waves, or fields (or whatever you please to call them), of…
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Man, whatever else he may be, is primarily a practical being, whose mind is given him to aid in adapting…
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No reception without reaction, no impression without correlative expression, -this is the great maxim which the teacher ought never to…
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Habit is second nature, or rather . . . ten times nature.
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We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can, and as carefully…
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It is astonishing how many mental operations we can explain when we have once grasped the principles of association
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The entire routine of our memorized acquisitions is a consequence of nothing but the Law of Contiguity. The words of…
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Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already…
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An idea will infect another with its own emotional interest when they have become both associated together into any sort…
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Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don't keep it a secret.
— Mary Kay Ash
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Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working…
— Mary Kay Ash
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There are two things people want more than sex and money... recognition and praise.
— Mary Kay Ash
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All I know is that history repeats itself and people are going to want to experience the world. But I…
— John Baldacci
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete…
— Douglas Adams
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Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.
— Jacques Barzun
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In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty…
— Jacques Barzun
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Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance,…
— Melody Beattie
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Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.
— Melody Beattie
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Hopeful thinking can get you out of your fear zone and into your appreciation zone.
— Martha Beck
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When you meet people, show real appreciation, then genuine curiosity.
— Martha Beck
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The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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