All Anthony Storr Quotes
- It is true that many creative people fail to make mature personal relationships, and some are extremely isolated. It is also true that, in some… Aspect
- If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and even if the state of… Apathy
- All the world loves a lover, and a lover loves all the world. All
- The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done… Back Objectively
- Had [Winston Churchill] been a stable and equable man, he could never have inspired the nation. In 1940, when all the odds were against Britain,… All
- The human spirit is not indestructible; but a courageous few discover that, when in hell, they are granted a glimpse of heaven. Courageous
- In a culture in which interpersonal relationships are generally considered to provide the answer to every form of distress, it is sometimes difficult to persuade… Answer
- Whether a belief is considered to be a delusion or not depends partly upon the intensity with which it is defended, and partly upon the… Belief
- The ecstatic state of wholeness is bound to be transient because it has no part in the total pattern of ‘adaptation through maladaptation’ which is… Adaptation
- It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy… Capacity
- Avoidance behavior is a response designed to protect the infant from behavioral disorganization. If we transfer this concept to adult life, we can see that… Adult
- If we did not look to marriage as the principal source of happiness, fewer marriages would end in tears. End
- The creative consequences of man's imaginative strivings may never make him whole; but they constitute his deepest consolations and his greatest glories. Consequence
- So-called "inspiration" is no more than an extreme example of a process which constantly goes on in the minds of all of us. All
- When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world religion Belong
- With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species. Certain
- I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it. Best
- It's not psychopathology that counts. It's what you do with it. Counts
- Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my… Able
- The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner. Inspirational
- Part of what we admire about a painting or a piece of music is the order which the artist has imposed upon what would otherwise… Admire
- 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… Adherents
- I want to show that the dividing lines between sanity and mental illness have been drawn in the wrong place. Been
- Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. Accepted
- One man's faith is another man's delusion Delusion