Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Famous Psychology Quotes













People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within.
~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross (1926-2004) Swiss American Psychiatrist & author.


"Thought is action in rehearsal."
~ Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) Austrian founder of psychoanalysis


"Success is a state of mind. If you want success, start thinking of yourself as a success."
~ Dr. Joyce Brothers (1928-) American psychologist, TV-radio personality, columnist & author.


"Education is not just the filling of a pail, it is the lighting of a fire."
~ B. F. Skinner (1904-1990) American psychologist


"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." ~Carl Jung, (1875-1961),Swiss psychiatrist, psychoanalyst


"Hate is a product of the unfulfilled life."
~ Erich Fromm (1900-1980) American psychologist, psychoanalyst.


"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic."
~Carl Rogers (1902-1987), American psychologist.


"The only normal people are the one's you don't know very well."
~ Alfred Adler (1870-1937), Austrian psychologist.


"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on."
~Henry Ellis (1859-1939), British Psychologist


"Sex is not a sin. Many people have complained that this is taking all the fun out of sex."
~ Ruth Westheimer (1928 - ), German-American psychologist, TV radio personality & author.


"If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail."
~Abrahamm Maslow (1908-1970), American psychologist.




"All of us are much more human than otherwise. "
~Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1941), American psychologist.