William James
William James
William Jameswas an American philosopher and psychologist who was also trained as a physician. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, James was one of the leading thinkers of the late nineteenth century and is believed by many to be one of the most influential philosophers the United States has ever produced, while others have labelled him the "Father of American psychology". Along with Charles Sanders Peirce and John Dewey, he is considered to be...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhilosopher
Date of Birth11 January 1842
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
William James quotes about
A sense of humor is just common sense dancing.
Wisdom is learning what to overlook.
If you believe that feeling bad or worrying long enough will change a past or future event, then you are residing on another planet with a different reality system.
I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing.
The sovereign cure for worry is prayer.
If you want a quality, act as if you already had it.
Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.
Most unhappiness is caused because people listen to themselves... instead of talking to themselves.
Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.
It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.
Our lives are like islands in the sea, or like trees in the forest, which co-mingle their roots in the darkness underground.
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
The path to cheerfulness is to sit cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there.
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power.