“I realized that even I have weird intimacy issues with humans - like, I need my friendships to get deeper, I need to be locked in, I need to remember people's names. I know this sounds really stupid, but I just need to be more present in my life.” PeopleKnowsNeedsHumansRememberNamesSoundIssuesStupidDeeperI RealizedIntimacyLockedMy FriendshipReally Stupid Author:Jen Kirkman
“Just as words have two functions - information and creation - so each human mind has two personalities, one on the surface, one deeper down. The upper personality... is conscious and alert... The lower personality is a... perfect fool, but without it there is no literature.” MindHumansTwoLiteraturePerfectCreativityInformationCreationFoolPersonalityConsciousFunctionDeeperSurfaceHuman MindTwo Personalities Author:E. M. Forster
“I came to the conclusion is that we have a very shallow view of human nature in the policy world. We're really good at talking about material things, really bad at talking about emotions, really good at stuff we can count, really bad at the deeper stuff that actually drives behavior.” WorldHumansStuffViewsEmotionTalkingHuman NaturePolicyMaterialsBehaviorDeeperConclusionShallowMaterial Things Author:David Brooks
“Every civilized human being, whatever his conscious development, is still an archaic man at the deeper levels of his psyche. Just as the human body connects us with the mammals and displays numerous relics of earlier evolutionary stages going back to even the reptilian age, so the human psyche is likewise a product of evolution which, when followed up to its origins, show countless archaic traits.” MenHumansStillsShowsBodyAgeHuman BeingsLevelsStageProductsDevelopmentEvolutionConsciousDeeperCivilizedDisplayTraitsHuman BodyMemories Dreams ReflectionsRelicsMammalsHuman Psyche Author:Carl Jung
“Those works alone can have enduring success which successfully appeal to what is permanent in human nature -- which, while suiting the taste of the day, contain truths and beauty deeper than the opinions and tastes of the day.” HumansOpinionHuman NatureTasteEndureDeeperAppealsPermanentTruth And Beauty Book:The Principles of Success in Literature Source: The Principles of Success in Literature