William James

Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!

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

It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true.

There is but one cause of human failure. And that is man's lack of faith in his true Self.

Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.

Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.

It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome.

The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.