A man may not achieve everything he has dreamed, but he will never achieve anything great without having dreamed it first.
William JamesOur theories are wedged and controlled as nothing else is. Yet sometimes alternative theoretic formulas are equally compatible with all the truths we know, and then we choose between them for subjective reasons. We choose the kind of theory to which we are already partial: we follow 'elegenace' or 'economy'
William JamesWe have to live today by what truth we can get today and be ready tomorrow to call it falsehood.
William JamesSuccess or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.
William James