William James

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"Only necessity understood, and bondage to the highest is identical with true freedom."	Age, Freedom, Honesty
"A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."	Excellence, Men, Monarchy
"Religion, whatever it is, is a man's total reaction upon life."	Life, Men, Religion
"If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the 'as if' technique."	Desires, Reading, Technology
"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does."	Miscellaneous
"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision."	Ability, Decision-Making, Habits
"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated."	Desires, Men, Nature
"Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune."	Acceptance
"This life is worth living, we can say, since it is what we make it."	Life, Sin
"Genius means little more than the faculty of perceiving in an unhabitual way."	Genius, Habits
"How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most men at all times the secret motive of all they do, and of all they are willing to endure."	Change, Happiness, Intelligence
"Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact."	Faith, Help, Intelligence
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