More quotes by William James

"Success 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."
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."
"It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all."
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
"The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it."