Psychology Quotes

"We are all complicated human beings, and we must deal with various sides of our character" "Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom." "Is there no way out of the mind?" "It is [the] certainty that they possess the truth that makes men cruel." "What's done to children, they will do to society." "Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad" "We are all born mad. Some remain so." "An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior" "Familiarity breeds contempt" "Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything" "The primary difference between the rich and the poor is how they handle fear" "We become what we think about" "When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion" "As much as people say they love change, they love it when you change—not when you want them to change" "The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain." "When it comes to shaping our decisions and our actions, feeling counts every bit as much—and often more—than thought." "Our emotions have a mind of their own, one which can hold views quite independently of our rational mind." "There's zero correlation between IQ and emotional empathy... They're controlled by different parts of the brain." "Emotional self-awareness is the building block of the next fundamental emotional intelligence: being able to shake off a bad mood." "The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel influences the way you behave."