William James Quotes

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.

William James

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910

Topics

PositiveSuccessFailureAttitude

With Zeppelin, I tried to play something different every night in my solos. I'd play for 20 minutes but the longest ever was 30 minutes. It's a long time, but whenI was playing it seemed to fly by.

John Bonham

TimeFlyNightLongPlayLong Time

Sadly, far too many politicians in Washington lack the courage to do something to fix our problems. They are worried about the political implications of making the hard choices we so desperately need to cut spending and shrink government.

Matt Salmon

CourageGovernmentChoicesProblems

I am very rewarded and challenged in front of the camera.

Anna Faris

I AmCameraFrontChallengedVery

Of course, you wouldn't want to re-create the era of aristocracy; it was a totally unfair era. The finer aspects of it were admirable, and so there's nostalgia for that: the behavior, the values, the cultural sensitivities.

Amor Towles

BehaviorYouValuesNostalgiaWant

I had a fear of being too tall because my dad is very tall, and both my sisters are very tall. And they're drop-dead gorgeous, but I just didn't know if I, as Storm, wanted to be 6 feet tall, 'cause I feel like that's pretty tall.

Storm Reid

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The Philippines, it has a politics of patronage. Family and favors, in addition to the old cliche of guns, goons and gold, really do still hold a lot of sway.

Miguel Syjuco

FamilyPoliticsGoldOldGunsHold

I hope this doesn't sound pretentious, but I very often like the way Europeans make movies. I think sometimes that don't they care about having to clean certain things.

Michael Keaton

HopeThinkCareSometimesMovies

I'm very much in denial that I can't dance. I really go for it, which is almost more embarrassing.

Miranda Hart

DanceGoGo For ItMoreDenialMuch

I've always been an entrepreneur. I start businesses for a living.

Jay S. Walker

StartEntrepreneurLivingAlways

I wish that more people were willing to turn down upfront money in exchange for doing things that are more original. Turning down a seven-figure check has a ripple effect on the budget, which has a ripple effect on the storytelling. The higher the budget gets, the fewer storytelling risks you're able to take.

Jason Blum

MoneyRisksPeopleWishDoingYou

People who get comfortable in their spirit miss what they were created for. They were created to magnify the glory of the world.

Cory Booker

PeopleWorldGloryComfortableMiss

It was very interesting for me because DNA made music without much technical knowledge at all.

Arto Lindsay

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