Complexes Quote by Willard Gaylin

A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what…

— Willard Gaylin

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…

— Willard Gaylin

We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival.

— Willard Gaylin

We are what we seem to be.

— Willard Gaylin

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,…

— Willard Gaylin

To probe for unconscious determinants of behavior and then define a man in their terms exclusively, ignoring his overt behavior altogether, is a greater…

— Willard Gaylin

Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling'…

— Willard Gaylin

I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.

— Willard Gaylin

All of us inevitably spend our lives evolving from an initial to a final stage of dependence. If we are fortunate enough to achieve…

— Willard Gaylin

Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.

— Willard Gaylin

Jealousy, which serves the struggle for survival, can deteriorate into the envy which draws defeat even from victory.

— Willard Gaylin

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…

— Willard Gaylin