A street thug and a paid killer are professionals - beasts of prey, if you will, who have dissociated themselves from the rest of humanity and can now see human beings in the same way that trout fishermen see trout. — Willard Gaylin Copy Share Image
Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential. — 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
