Psychology Quotes

"A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong." "In order to be an object of desire, it is necessary to get some distance from oneself" "People are strange: they are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a major matter like totally wasting their lives, they hardly seem to notice." "Racism will disappear when it's no longer profitable and no longer psychologically useful. When that happens, it'll be gone" "I am afraid that if you look at a thing long enough it loses all of its meaning " "Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing " "Memory is a snare, pure and simple; it alters, it subtly rearranges the past to fit the present. " "If we were not all so excessively interested in ourselves, life would be so uninteresting that none of us would be able to endure it" "Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no further purpose" "Wicked thoughts and worthless efforts gradually set their mark on the face, especially the eyes" "You can’t laugh and be afraid at the same time." "People are always far more interested in themselves than in anyone else. Your book will most probably interest them if it helps them see themselves in a new light" "Fear is not a real thing. It is a product of thoughts you create." "When we’re rewarded for weaknesses, we develop weaknesses" "The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death"