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It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, mor

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

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From a pragmatic point of view, the difference between living against a background of foreigness (an indifferent Universe) and one of intimacy (a benevolent Universe) means the difference between a general habit of wariness and one of trust. – William James

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Universe, The
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William James
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The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community. – William James

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Sympathy
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William James
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Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude. – Bart Starr

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Attitude

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose — a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye. – Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, 1818

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Attitude

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come. – Dalai Lama

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Attitude

Try to look on the bright side of things; if the bright side is not immediately evident, keep looking. It is better to be busy than depressed. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com

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Every word affords me pain. Yet how sweet it would be if I could hear what the flowers have to say about death! – E.M. Cioran

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The supreme lesson of any education should be to think for yourself and to be yourself absent this attainment, education creates dangerous, stupefying conformity. – Bryant McGill

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Education

Trapped by reality, freed by imagination. – Nicolas Manetta

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Imagination

So justice while she winks at crimes,
Stumbles on innocence sometimes. – Samuel Butler (poet)

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Innocence