We do not attract what we want, but what we are.
About James Lane Allen
James Lane Allen was an American novelist and short story writer whose work, including the novel A Kentucky Cardinal, often depicted the culture and dialects of his native Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late 19th-century local color era, when writers sought to capture the vernacular in their fiction.
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The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart – this you will build your life by, and this you will become.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
A man is literally what he thinks.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
We do not attract what we want, but what we are.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
Whether you be man or woman you will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
You cannot travel within and stand still without.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)
The outer conditions of a person’s life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs.
American novelist and writer (1849-1925)