"If merely 'feeling good' could decide, drunkenness would be the supremely valid human experience."

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When William James speaks about choice, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of choice in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About William James

William James was an American philosopher and psychologist. The first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States, he is considered to be one of the leading thinkers of the late 19th century, one of the most influential philosophers and is often dubbed the "father of American psychology".

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"It is only by risking our persons from one hour to another that we live at all. And often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true."

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"I decided I ought to pick a project that would not be controversial, that would not really cost the government a lot of money."

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"We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it."

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