Our belief at the beginning of a doubtful undertaking is the one thing that assures the successful outcome of any venture

Quote by William James

Topics: Success Quotes

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating...

Action seems to follow feeling, but really action and feeling go together; and by regulating...

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

It is more easy to be wise for others than for ourselves.

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half - awake. We are...

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.

Time itself comes in drops.

Time itself comes in drops.

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

These then are my last words to you. Be not afraid of life. Believe that...

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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.

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

What every genuine philosopher (every genuine man, in fact) craves most is praise although the...

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this...

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...

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

To spend life for something which outlasts it.

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

Is life worth living? It all depends on the liver.

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 world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as...

The world is all the richer for having a devil in it, so long as...

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

I have wandered all my life, and I have also traveled; the difference between the...

In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends...

In this world of chance and change and mutability, the fulfillment of any resolve depends...

A desire to kneel down sometimes pulses through my body, or rather it is as...

A desire to kneel down sometimes pulses through my body, or rather it is as...