Quotes about Psychology

Every time you try to block a thought out of your mind, you drive it deeper into your memory. By resisting it, you actually reinforce it.

Emotions of any kind can be evoked by melody and rhythm; therefore music has the power to form character.

The hallucinations of alcoholics provide us with an opportunity to study crowds as they appear in the minds of individuals.

You see, Doctor, what people say is true: man carries his fiercest enemy within himself. Hell isn't others. It's ourselves.

Men make war to get attention. All killing is an expression of self-hate.

everyone has, to some degree, a subconscious belief in their own worthlessness. Narcissists have the same feelings, but instead of acknowledging them, they cover them up with a delusional denial of all wrongdoing.

It's because the very core of their identity is called into question. Whether they're guilty or not makes almost no difference. That's just the way we're wired.

You can guilt yourself into doing anything short-term, but the change will last only as long as the guilt (or fear) does.

One of the only violent images Jesus ever uses is when he speaks about those who cause children to stumble. With a shockingly hyperbolic flourish, he declares that the only fitting punishment is to tie a giant stone around their neck and throw them into the sea (Matt. 18). Death by drowning—Jesus's idea of punishment for those who lead children astray. A haunting warning if there ever was one about the spongelike nature of a child's psyche.

For some reason, the evolutionists have not come up with an evolution-based explanation for why human beings react so powerfully to music. But surely they will.

Psychological knowledge has made us dull.

The first half of life is devoted to forming a healthy ego, the second half is going inward and letting go of it.