Repress Quotes

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In all the languages in the world, there is the same proverb: "What the eyes don't see, the heart doesn't grieve over." Well, I say… — Paulo Coelho
My love for my children makes me glad that I am what I am, and keeps me from desiring to be otherwise; and yet, when… — James Weldon Johnson
Tea does our fancy aid, Repress those vapours which the head invade And keeps that palace of the soul serene. — Edmund Waller
The truth about our childhood is stored up in our body, and although we can repress it, we can never alter it. Our intellect can… — Alice Miller
Nobody knows that in reading we are re-living our temptations to be a poet. All readers who have a certain passion for reading, nurture and… — Gaston Bachelard
We have to grasp, as Marx and Adam Smith did, that corporations are not concerned with the common good. They exploit, pollute, impoverish, repress, kill,… — Chris Hedges
Whenever I hear the word "share" I would reach for a gun if I had one. "Share" is frequently followed by the word "feelings", and… — Stewart Brand
Contrary to popular belief, conventional wisdom would have one believe that it is insane to resist this, the mightiest of empiresâ€¦ But what history really… — Mumia Abu-Jamal
Education has for its object the formation of character. To curb restive propensities, to awaken dormant sentiments, to strengthen the perceptions, and cultivate the tastes,… — Herbert Spencer
It's no small irony that the government inevitably and invariably ends up promoting precisely that which they would most like to repress. — Jock Sturges
If there is one thing I've learned in my short life, it's this: Never repress anything. — Otto Gross
Adults tend to repress their pleasure. Sad to say, I think we become adults only through disappointment, grief, and lies. So of course gradually we… — Jean Louis
In order for humanity to survive in the twenty-first century and beyond, we must nurture rather than repress children's natural curiosity. We must encourage them… — Paul K. Chappell
It is quite possible that societies - much like individuals - collectively repress information, concepts, and ideas which would produce high anxiety levels if dealt… — Wilson Bryan Key
To be a writer, a creative person, you must retain your ability to react uniquely. Your feelings must remain your own. The day you mute… — Dwight V. Swain
The only possible recourse a baby has when his screams are ignored is to repress his distress, which is tantamount to mutilating his soul, for… — Alice Miller
Celibacy can only be spontaneous, there is no other type of celibacy. If it is not spontaneous, it is not celibacy. You can force it.… — Rajneesh
Education should foster; this education is meant to repress. Education should inspire this education is meant to tame. Education should harden; this education is meant… — Patrick Pearse
Where those two energies [male and female energies] intersect, all creativity is possible. We already have divine creative energy within us. And what is the… — Russell Brand
At a young age, boys learn that to express compassion or empathy is to show weakness. They hear confusing messages that force them to repress… — Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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