--- title: "3 Christopher Bollas Quotes - Famous Psychoanalyst" description: "British American born psychoanalyst and writer... | Christopher Bollas is an American-born British psychoanalyst and writer. He is a leading figure in c..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-christopher-bollas-75244.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Christopher Bollas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-christopher-bollas-75244.jpg) # Christopher Bollas (1943) Psychoanalyst **3** quotes in **14** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Christopher Bollas is a psychoanalyst. ## Quick Facts About Christopher Bollas Born December 21, 1943 Profession Psychoanalyst ## About Christopher Bollas British American born psychoanalyst and writer... \| Christopher Bollas is an American-born British psychoanalyst and writer. He is a leading figure in contemporary psychoanalytic theory. ## Quotes by Christopher Bollas > [“The aesthetic moment constitutes this deep rapport between subject and object”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollas/the-aesthetic-moment-constitutes-this-deep-rapport-between-subject/) [Christopher Bollas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollas/) [Aesthetic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aesthetic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/christopher-bollas-75244_aesthetic_the-aesthetic-moment-constitutes-this-de_189323.jpg) > [“Past and history are not the same. Past is what happened. It consists of events that affected the patient's self, some of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollas/past-and-history-are-not-the-same-past-is-what-happened-it-consists/) [Christopher Bollas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollas/) [History](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/history/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/christopher-bollas-75244_history_past-and-history-are-not-the-same-past-i_1561610.jpg) > [“Why we ask questions: Questions are the basis of human freedom. Our mind, as a part of our  self experience, is curious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollas/why-we-ask-questions-questions-are-the-basis-of-human-freedom-our/) [Christopher Bollas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollas/) [Ask questions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ask-questions/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/234/christopher-bollas-75244_ask-questions_why-we-ask-questions-questions-are-the-b_2614223.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollas/#itemlist", "name": "Christopher Bollas Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The aesthetic moment constitutes this deep rapport between subject and object”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Bollas" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollas/the-aesthetic-moment-constitutes-this-deep-rapport-between-subject/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/christopher-bollas-75244_aesthetic_the-aesthetic-moment-constitutes-this-de_189323.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/christopher-bollas-75244_aesthetic_the-aesthetic-moment-constitutes-this-de_189323.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/christopher-bollas-75244_aesthetic_the-aesthetic-moment-constitutes-this-de_189323.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The aesthetic moment constitutes this deep rapport between subject and object” — Christopher Bollas", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Past and history are not the same. 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