ConscioCentric Paradigm

William James

Philosopher and Psychologist


Quotes by William James

"The study a posteriori of the distribution of consciousness shows it to be exactly such as we might expect in an organ added for the sake of steering a nervous system grown too complex to regulate itself." - William James

"The total possible consciousness may be split into parts which co-exist but mutually ignore each other." - William James

"The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook." - William James

"We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep." - William James

"The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human can alter his life by altering his attitude." - William James

"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another." - William James

"The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated." - William James

"The great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it." - William James

"Anything you may hold firmly in your imagination can be yours." - William James

"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." - William James

"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." - William James

"Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There's nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task." - William James

"If any organism fails to fulfill its potentialities, it becomes sick." - William James

"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision." - William James

"Philosophy is an unusually stubborn attempt to think clearly." - William James

"When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say: ‘Anyway, it is not new.'" - William James

"None of us are ever who we were yesterday." - William James

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