Quotes about William James

Genius... means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way.

#William James

Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just...

#William James

Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month...

#William James

Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so...

#William James

Could the young but realize how soon they will become mere walking bundles of habits,...

#William James

Compared to what we ought to be, we are half awake.

#William James

Belief creates the actual fact.

#William James

Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.

#William James

Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step...

#William James

Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we call it, is but one special type...

#William James

Our faith is faith in someone else's faith, and in the greatest matters this is...

#William James

Our esteem for facts has not neutralized in us all religiousness. It is itself almost...

#William James