"If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I…" — Karen Horney

"If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I would be smart."

— Karen Horney

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26 Quotes by Karen Horney

Karen Horney has 26 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view…
The view that women are infantile and emotional creatures, and as such, incapable of responsibility and independence is the work…
There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live.
No one … can entirely step out of his time, that despite his keenness of vision his thinking is in…
There's still such chaos in me. Still so little firmly outlined. Just like my face: a formless mass that only…
Is not the tremendous strength in men of the impulse to creative work in every field precisely due to their…
We may feel genuinely concerned about world conditions, though such a concern should drive us into action and not into…
The most comprehensive formulation of therapeutic goals is the striving for wholeheartedness: to be without pretense, to be emotionally sincere,…
Basic anxiety can be roughly described as a feeling of being small, insignificant, helpless, deserted or endangered in a world…
That many-faceted thing called love succeeds in building bridges from the loneliness on this shore to the loneliness on the…
To search for truth about self is as valuable as to search for truth in other areas of life.
It would not be going too far to assert that ... conflict confronts every woman who ventures upon a career…

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What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music,… — Billie Joe Armstrong
I've decided to run for the U.S. Senate because I believe Wisconsin families need a senator who will work hard… — Tammy Baldwin
How I Love Lucy was born? We decided that instead of divorce lawyers profiting from our mistakes, we'd profit from… — Lucille Ball
God made a very obvious choice when he made me voluptuous; why would I go against what he decided for… — Drew Barrymore
After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity. — George Ade
Consult: To seek approval for a course of action already decided upon. — Ambrose Bierce
You get a lawyer whether you're in a military tribunal or whether you're in a federal court, number one. The… — Joe Biden
Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself, and so masters them. — Theodor Adorno
I went through a mod and goth-phase when I decided that I wouldn't ever be the bronzed beach-bunny. I started… — Cate Blanchett
I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do for me in a greater way. I… — Mary J. Blige
People always say I'm a legend, but I'm not. Not until I've defended my Olympic titles. That's when I've decided… — Usain Bolt
I have decided not to run for president. — John Bolton

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