"Is not the tremendous strength in men of……" — Karen Horney
"Is not the tremendous strength in men of the impulse to creative work in every field precisely due to their feeling of playing a relatively small part in the creation of living beings, which constantly impels them to an overcompensation in achievement?"
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Karen Horney
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26 Quotes by Karen Horney
Karen Horney has 26 quotes on this site.
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Like all sciences and all valuations, the psychology of women has hitherto been considered only from the point of view…
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The view that women are infantile and emotional creatures, and as such, incapable of responsibility and independence is the work…
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There is no good reason why we should not develop and change until the last day we live.
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No one … can entirely step out of his time, that despite his keenness of vision his thinking is in…
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If I couldn't be pretty, I decided I would be smart.
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There's still such chaos in me. Still so little firmly outlined. Just like my face: a formless mass that only…
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We may feel genuinely concerned about world conditions, though such a concern should drive us into action and not into…
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The most comprehensive formulation of therapeutic goals is the striving for wholeheartedness: to be without pretense, to be emotionally sincere,…
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Basic anxiety can be roughly described as a feeling of being small, insignificant, helpless, deserted or endangered in a world…
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That many-faceted thing called love succeeds in building bridges from the loneliness on this shore to the loneliness on the…
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To search for truth about self is as valuable as to search for truth in other areas of life.
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It would not be going too far to assert that ... conflict confronts every woman who ventures upon a career…
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More Achievement Quotes
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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If quantitatively the American achievement is impressive, qualitatively it is somewhat less satisfying.
— Irving Babbitt
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All I've ever ended up with in terms of achievements is the movie, some really stupid anecdotes, a bunch of…
— Christian Bale
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Accomplishment is socially judged by ill defined criteria so that one has to rely on others to find out how…
— Albert Bandura
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend…
— Ethel Barrymore
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The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under…
— Samuel Adams
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It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.
— Henry Ward Beecher
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Goodness is achieved not in a vacuum, but in the company of other men, attended by love.
— Saul Bellow
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You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible!
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud depend upon the world to tell them whether they have value or not. Their self-esteem is determined by…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The toughest thing about success is that you've got to keep on being a success.
— Irving Berlin
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