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Quote by William James
Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. - William James

Pessimism leads to weakness, optimism to power. – William James

Other quotes by William James

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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A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices. – William James

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great
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The anti-globalisation movement is the most significant proponent of globalisation – but in the interests of people, not concentrations of state-private power. – Noam Chomsky

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power

In the power of fixing the attention lies the most precious of the intellectual habits. – Robert Hall

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power

Nothing has such power to broaden the mind as the ability to investigate systematically and truly all that comes under thy observation in life. – Marcus Aurelius

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power

I think every individual has his or her own power, and its a matter of working, taking time and defining what that power is. – Jill Scott

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power

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Time is the father of truth, its mother is our mind. – Giordano Bruno

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Economic advance is not the same thing as human progress. – John Clapham, A Concise Economic History of Britain, 1957

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Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water. – W. C. Fields

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Each day should have a clearly marked emergency exit sign. – Dr.SunWolf, professorsunwolf.com

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