A Quote by William James

What holds attention determines action.

William James

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Action Attention Determines Holds

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William James
American - Philosopher
January 11, 1842 - August 26, 1910

That which holds our attention determines our action.

Prince William

Life is a series of moments. The quality of attention and action that we bring to each moment determines the quality of our lives.

Dan Millman

Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.

Mark Victor Hansen

Unfortunately, race still determines too much, often determines where people live, determines what kind of education in their public schools they can get, and, yes, it determines how they're treated in the criminal justice system.

Hillary Clinton

We shape our life by deciding to pay attention to it. It is the direction of our attention and its intensity that will determines what we accomplish and how well.

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Personnel determines the potential of the team. Vision determines the direction of the team. Work ethic determines the preparation of the team. Leadership determines the success of the team.

John C. Maxwell

Who we listen to determines what we hear. Where we stand determines what we see. What we do determines who we are.

Robert McAfee Brown

Thought determines action. Do not let your whole life be a reaction to the things that happen around you each day. Let your life be an action.

Matthew Kelly

My attention determines the depth and quality of my experience.

Karen Kingston

Israel reoccupied the cities of the West Bank by a unilateral action, and reestablished the civil and military occupation by a unilateral action, and it is the one that determines whether or not a Palestinian citizen has the right to reside in any part of the Palestinian Territory.

Mahmoud Abbas

The meaning of your life depends on which ideas you permit to use you. Who you think you are determines where you put your attention. Where you direct your attention creates your life experiences, and brings a new course of events into being. Where you habitually put your attention is what you worship. What do you worship in this mindstream called your life?