Any object not interesting in itself may become interesting through becoming associated with an object in which an interest already exists.
William JamesIf the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door.
William JamesNinety-nine hundredths or, possibly, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousandths of our activity is purely automatic and habitual, from our rising in the morning to our lying down each night.
William JamesThe unrest which keeps the never stopping clock of metaphysics going is the thought that the nonexistence of this world is just as possible as its existence.
William James