"It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause. Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."

Roosevelt, Theodore | Risk | 5 bookmarks

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

James, William | Attitude | 7 bookmarks

"Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second. Give your dreams all you've got and you'll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you."

James, William | Perseverance | 3 bookmarks

"Be willing to have it so. Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune."

James, William | Misfortunes | 1 bookmarks

"If the grace of God miraculously operates, it probably operates through the subliminal door."

James, William | Miracles | 2 bookmarks

"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

James, William | Approval | 2 bookmarks

"Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice."

James, William | Life and Living | 1 bookmarks

"There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision, and for whom the lighting of every cigar, the drinking of every cup, the time of rising and going to bed every day, and the beginning of every bit of work, are subjects of express volitional deliberation."

James, William | Indecision | 1 bookmarks

"If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. Try the as if technique."

James, William | Imagination | 3 bookmarks

"We must make automatic and habitual, as early as possible, as many useful actions as we can...in the acquisition of a new habit, we must take car to launch ourselves with as strong and decided initiative as possible. Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life."

James, William | Habit | 2 bookmarks