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Quote by William James
It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we

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. – William James

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The ideas gained by men before they are twenty-five are practically the only ideas they shall have in their lives. – William James

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Men
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Whenever youre in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. – William James

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Attitude
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Only the person who has faith in himself is able to be faithful to others. – Erich Fromm

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Faith

When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith. – Abraham Kuyper

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Faith

And as the Divine that goes forth from the Lord is the good of love and the truth of faith, the angels are angels and are heaven in the measure in which they receive good and truth from the Lord. – Emanuel Swedenborg

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Faith

I dont think that the total creation took place in six days as we now measure time. If we can confirm, say, the Big Bang theory, that doesnt at all cause me to question my faith that God created the Big Bang. – Jimmy Carter

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Faith

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Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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The hedonistic lifestyle is difficult to achieve when youre still carrying your own gear. Trust me that you dont feel glamorous with a 60-pound amp in your arms its a lot less sexy than toting a vodka gimlet and impossible to do in heels. – Carrie Brownstein

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No useful man has time to go back and rub out his unfortunate foot prints. – Author unknown, from Dallas-Galveston News, c.1894

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