Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture.
William JamesWhat every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the philosophers generally call it recognition!
William JamesThere is but one unconditional commandment ... to bring about the very largest total universe of good which we can see.
William JamesI have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which, when it comes upon him, he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments there is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me!.
William James