Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type of consciousness, whilst all about it, parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms of consciousness entirely different.

Quote by William James

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Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast 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.

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God...

The god whom science recognizes must be a God of universal laws exclusively, a God...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

Those thoughts are truth which guide us to beneficial interaction with sensible particulars as they...

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

A cowboy is a man with guts and a horse.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

To be a real philosopher all that is necessary is to hate some one else's...

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

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

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but...

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

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

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...

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...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

Belief creates the actual fact.

Belief creates the actual fact.

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if...

He who refuses to embrace a unique opportunity loses the prize as surely as if...

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

An idea, to be suggestive, must come to the individual with the force of revelation.

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live...

Their lives are bigger than any big idea

Their lives are bigger than any big idea

There is no greater love than this. There is no greater gift that can ever...

There is no greater love than this. There is no greater gift that can ever...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...

If you're not making mistakes, you're not taking risks, and that means you're not going...