Because we are intelligent creatures-meaning that we are freed from instinctive and patterned behavior to a degree unparalleled in the animal kingdom-we are capable of, and dependent on, using rational choice to decide our futures. — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
When men achieve the fruits of their material success, they often become aware of an emptiness--an incompleteness--in their lives;the hollowness of having, but not raising, children, of not making true commitments to them. Which, sadly, does not mean that they… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
Feelings are the fine instruments which shape decision-making in an animal cursed and blessed with intelligence, and the freedom which is its corollary. They… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival. — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
Our imagination and reasoning powers facilitate anxiety; the anxious feeling is precipitated not by an absolute impending threat-such as the worry about an examination,… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling'… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to. — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
All of us inevitably spend our lives evolving from an initial to a final stage of dependence. If we are fortunate enough to achieve… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival. — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
Jealousy, which serves the struggle for survival, can deteriorate into the envy which draws defeat even from victory. — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
We occupy a space of our own creation-a collage compounded by bits and pieces of actuality arranged into a design determined by our internal… — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
