"If merely ‘feeling good’ could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience."
― William James
Topic(s):
Experience
More From William James
- "Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude."
- "The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds."
- "The community stagnates without the impulse of the individual. The impulse dies away without the sympathy of the community."
More In Experience
- "Two things control men’s nature, instinct and experience."― Blaise Pascal
- "Have you ever watched someone become American? Last week, at a national citizenship conference I organize, thirty immigrants from 17 countries swore an oath and became citizens of the United States. It was a stirring experience for the hundreds of people in the room."― Eric Liu
- "If I’m going to do television, I wanted that ‘North and South’ experience. I wanted something that’s going to challenge me on a constant basis."― Patrick Swayze