"Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only……" — Anthony Storr
"Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions."
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32 Quotes by Anthony Storr
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It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is…
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If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and…
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All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world.
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The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen…
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Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all…
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The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse…
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In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it…
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Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is…
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The ecstatic state of wholeness is bound to be transient because it has no part in the total pattern of…
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It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also…
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Avoidance behavior is a response designed to protect the infant from behavioral disorganization. If we transfer this concept to adult…
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If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears.
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You should always take a religion at its best and not at its worst, from its highest teachings and not…
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I have encountered a few 'creationists' and because they were usually nice, intelligent people, I have been unable to decide…
— Arthur C. Clarke
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It is an ideology born out of hatred and its adherents belong to no religion, culture or civilisation.
— Pratibha Patil
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Every powerful movement has had its philosophy which has gripped the mind, fired the imagination and captured the devotion of…
— John Stott
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It [Christian Social Party] recognized the value of large-scale propaganda and was a virtuoso in influencing the psychological instincts of…
— Adolf Hitler
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While both denominations maintain missions in Asia and Africa in order to win new followers for their doctrine- an activity…
— Adolf Hitler
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The more fantastic an ideology or theology, the more fanatic its adherents.
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There is no belief, however foolish, that will not gather its faithful adherents who will defend it to the death.
— Isaac Asimov
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Whatever sympathy I feel towards religions, whatever admiration for some of their adherents, whatever historical or biological necessity I see…
— John Fowles
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The less depth a belief system has, the greater the fervency with which its adherents embrace it. The most vociferous,…
— Dean Koontz
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