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Misattributed quotes — William James

1842–1910 United States

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Many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.

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Overall there is a smell of fried onions.

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The most significant characteristic of modern civilization is the sacrifice of the future for the present, and all the power of science has been prostituted to this purpose.

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Man alone, of all the creatures on earth, can change his own patterns. Man alone is the architect of his destiny. The greatest revolution in our generation is the discovery that human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives ... It is too bad that most people will not accept this tremendous discovery and begin living it.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William James (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.