James Allen Quotes

We create success or failure on the course primarily by our thoughts.

Success or failure depends more upon attitude than upon capacity successful men act as though they have accomplished or are enjoying something. Soon it becomes a reality. Act, look, feel successful, conduct yourself accordingly, and you will be amazed at the positive results.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.

By our attitude, we decide to read, or not to read. By our attitude, we decide to try or give up. By our attitude, we blame ourselves for our failure, or we blame others. Our attitude determines whether we tell the truth or lie, act or procrastinate, advance or recede, and by our own attitude we and we alone actually decide whether to succeed or fail.

If you can believe it, the mind can achieve it.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.

You have to have the right mind-set.

I believe that visualization is one of the most powerful means of achieving personal goals.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

Today's students can put dope in their veins or hope in their brains. If they can conceive it and believe it, they can achieve it. They must know it is not their aptitude but their attitude that will determine their altitude.

If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.

I think you can be as big as you like as long as you mean it. I really do.

You have to believe in yourself, otherwise you can't do it. If you don't believe in yourself, how do expect anyone else to? Because ultimately, you're the one who has to do it.

I think KISS has always been about celebrating self-empowerment. Celebrating the idea that anything is possible with determination and hard work.

If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.

I made myself a little angry before beam. That's the best way to do beam. It's important to fuel yourself with some devastating things, but I also realized that if I daydream about doing well and having this silver medal, it's more motivating than focusing on the negatives. So I learned to focus on the positive.

I always say that what's between you and your success is yourself.

I think being optimistic is ensuring your success. If you start out saying 'I've got this problem,' or 'I'm angry at that,' you will not succeed.

I think every day you wake up, and you do the best you can do that day.

I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going.

If you tell yourself you can't, you're right.

You win the mental war when you have success. You lose it when you don't have success.