The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community.

Quote by William James

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We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.

We don't laugh because we're happy - we're happy because we laugh.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly.

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got...

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it,...

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

I will act as if what I do makes a difference.

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is...

The 'I think' which Kant said must be able to accompany all my objects, is...

If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

Success plus Self-esteem equals Pretensions.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can change his life...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss...

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the...

The greatest revolution of our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the...

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

Need and struggle are what excite and inspire us.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

The common talk of the struggle for survival has obscured the plain fact that man...

The common talk of the struggle for survival has obscured the plain fact that man...