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There are still psychologists who, in a basic misunderstanding, think that gestalt theory tends to underestimate the role of past experience. Gestalt theory tries to… — Max Wertheimer
The pineal gland of evolutionarily older animals, such as lizards and amphibians, is also called the 'third' eye. Just like the two seeing eyes, the… — Rick Strassman
The psychedelic issue is a civil rights and civil liberties issue. It is an issue concerned with the most basic of human freedoms: religious practice… — Terence McKenna
I feel like we're between two great possibilities: we're either going to turn things around, and in this generation see the rising sun of a… — Alan Keyes
There is no need to invent an ego that is separate from the divine if our basic human nature is trusted. If we trust ourselves,… — Wayne Dyer
There is only one basic desire that motivates the spiritual seeker-to make the experience of God, of divine bliss and joy, the center of the… — Douglas Bloch
The best place to have some food set aside is within our homes, together with a little money in savings. The best welfare program is… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The counsel to have a year's supply of basic food, clothing, and commodities was given fifty years ago and has been repeated many times since.… — James E. Faust
Every time we speak, we choose and use one of four basic communication styles: assertive, aggressive, passive and passive-aggressive. — Jim Rohn
What is it about separation, in any or all of its many forms and degrees, that makes it so basic and so sinister, so exciting… — Marilyn Frye
The basic rule of human nature is that powerful people speak slowly and subservient people quickly - because if they don't speak fast enough, nobody… — Michael Caine
It is our basic right to be a happy person, happy family, and eventually a happy world. That should be our goal. — Dalai Lama
Courage is the basic virtue for everyone so long as he continues to grow, to move ahead. — Rollo May
Reliable and affordable energy is essential for meeting basic human needs and fueling economic growth, but many of the most difficult and dangerous environmental problems… — John Holdren
If an economy is to sustain progress, it must satisfy the basic principles of ecology. If it does not, it will decline and eventually collapse.… — Lester R. Brown
The people's instincts are still right. You see them come to the rescue of someone-a child who falls down a well-hundreds of people rush to… — Ronald Reagan
By playing slowly during the early phases of a game I am able to grasp the basic requirements of each position. Then, despite being in… — Samuel Reshevsky
Acknowledge the complexity of the world and resist the impression that you easily understand it. People are too quick to accept conventional wisdom, because it… — Jim Rogers
The basic anxiety, the anxiety of a finite being about the threat of non-being, cannot be eliminated. It belongs to existence itself. — Paul Tillich
Advent's intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This… — Pope Benedict XVI

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