A man who has been the indisputable favorite of his mother keeps for life the feeling of a conqueror.

Quote by Sigmund Freud

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Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

Yes, America is gigantic, but a gigantic mistake.

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling...

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to...

Every normal person, in fact, is only normal on the average. His ego approximates to...

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life...

We believe that civilization has been created under the pressure of the exigencies of life...

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.

Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless...

Men are strong only so long as they represent a strong idea. They become powerless...

One is very crazy when in love.

One is very crazy when in love.

Those who love fairy-tales do not like it when people speak of the innate tendencies...

Those who love fairy-tales do not like it when people speak of the innate tendencies...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the...

A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them...

A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them...

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

Conscience is the internal perception of the reaction of a particular wish operating within us

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.

And now look at the great war still devastating Europe: think of the colossal brutality,...

And now look at the great war still devastating Europe: think of the colossal brutality,...

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.

Love and work... work and love, that's all there is.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a...

Any astronomer can predict with absolute accuracy just where every star in the universe will...

Any astronomer can predict with absolute accuracy just where every star in the universe will...

I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve...

I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve...