Facts about James Lane Allen 
Summary
James Lane Allen was a famous Author from USA, who lived between December 21, 1849 and February 18, 1925.
Biography
James Lane Allen was an American novel and short story writer whose works include the novel "A Kentucky Cardinal", often depicted the culture and the dialect of his home state of Kentucky. His work is characteristic of the late 1800s local color era, when writers try to catch the local dialects and expressions in his stories.
Allen was born near Lexington, Kentucky, and his youth there during the antebellum, Civil War and Reconstruction period strongly influenced his writing. He completed his studies at Transylvania University 1872nd 1893 Allen moved to New York City, where he lived until his death. In addition to his novels, he contributed material to Harper's Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly and other popular magazines during that time. Allen is buried in Lexington Cemetery. Zodiac etc.
He is born under the zodiac sagittarius, who is known for Philosophical, Motion, Experimentation, Optimism.
Our collection contains 14 quotes who is written / told by James, under the main topic Sports.
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Famous quotes by James Lane Allen (14)
"You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"Circumstances do not determine a man, they reveal him"
"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"
"All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts"
"Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts will inevitably bring about right results"
"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"
"We do not attract what we want, but what we are"
"You cannot travel within and stand still without"
"He who has conquered doubt and fear has conquered failure"
"You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you"
"The outer conditions of a person's life will always be found to reflect their inner beliefs"
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