All Willard Gaylin Quotes
- We are what we seem to be. Character
- All of us inevitably spend our lives evolving from an initial to a final stage of dependence. If we are fortunate enough to achieve power… Achieve
- I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to. Mother
- A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he… Appears
- To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater distortion… Altogether
- A street thug and a paid killer are professionals - beasts of prey, if you will, who have dissociated themselves from the rest of humanity… Beast
- Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival. Endured
- 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 perceptions,… Actuality
- The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life Adult
- 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, a… Absolute
- 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,… Animal
- Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling' evidently… Any
- 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 are… Animal
- Man, the most complicated of the animals, has a relatively short gestation period. Beyond that, he will be born, unlike most mammals, in a ridiculously… Animal
- Jealousy, which serves the struggle for survival, can deteriorate into the envy which draws defeat even from victory. Defeat
- In a world where survival is always seen as a struggle, and in which some pitfalls always exist, if something brings into question our confidence… Ability
- We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival. Absolutely
- English is such a deliciously complex and undisciplined language, we can bend, fuse, distort words to all our purposes. We give old words new meanings,… All
- 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… Civilized
- Expressing anger is a form of public littering. Anger