“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered (more…)

“All that we know is the result of what we have thought.” (more…)

“You either step forward into growth, or step back into safety.” (more…)

“Compared with what we ought to be, we are only half awake.  Our fires are damped, our drafts are checked.  We are making use of only a small pert of our possible mental and physical resources.  … The human individual thus lives usualy far within his limits; he posseses powers of various sorts which he habitually fails to use.  He energizes below his maximum, and behaves below his optimum.   … Either some unusual stimulus fills them with emotional excitement, or some unusual idea of necessity induces them to make an extra effort of will.  Excitements, ideas, and efforts in a word, are what carry us over the dam.”

— William James

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. (more…)

“Above all, you want to create something you’re proud of (more…)