Psychology Quotes

"People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so" "The mind of a writer can be a truly terrifying thing." "If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you" "When you have expectations, you are setting yourself up for disappointment." "What is most personal is most universal." "Speak a little truth and people lose they minds." "Our elegy is a sociological one, yes, but it is also about psychology and community and culture and faith." "People just want to be loved." "Happiness is not something that happens" "Old habits die hard" "Anger is not the proper response to anger. When you see someone angry you are seeing their pain. Compassion is the proper response to anger." "You can reduce the annoyance of someone’s stupid belief by increasing your understanding of why they believe it." "A great way to understand yourself is to seriously reflect on everything you find irritating in others." "Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." "Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate." "Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves." "Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people." "Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart." "Everyone, deep in their hearts, is waiting for the end of the world to come." "The ultimate form of intrinsic motivation is when a habit becomes part of your identity."