“It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.” YearsHumansLongEndsCareResultsBrainEnvironmentWrittenInfluenceDevelopmentIntellectualProgramPerfectionComplexesTake CarePsychologicalImperfectionEnginesNot PerfectHuman BrainEnd ResultsIntellectual DevelopmentHuman Imperfection Author:Rita Levi-Montalcini
“Someone who is perennially surprised that depravity exists, who continues to feel disillusioned (even incredulous) when confronted with evidence of what humans are capable of inflicting in the way of gruesome, hands-on cruelties upon other humans, has not reached moral or psychological adulthood.” WayFeelsHumansHandsMoralCapableEvidenceCrueltyPsychologicalAdulthoodDepravityDisillusioned Book:Regarding the Pain of Others Source: Regarding the Pain of Others
“Human attention, in the best of circumstances, is a fluid but fragile entity. Beyond a certain threshold, the more that is asked of it, the less well it performs. When this happens in a psychological experiment, it is interesting. When it happens in traffic, it can be fatal.” HumansWellsHappensCertainInterestingAttentionCircumstancesExperimentsPsychologicalFragileEntityTrafficFluidThreshold Author:Tom Vanderbilt
“The individual needs the return to spiritual values, for he can survive in the present human situation only by reaffirming that man is not just a biological and psychological being but also a spiritual being, that is creature, and existing for the purposes of his Creator and subject to Him.” MenNeedsHumansSpiritualPurposeValuesIndividualSituationSubjectsReturnCreaturesCreatorPsychologicalSpiritual BeingsSpiritual Values Author:Peter Drucker
“I don't want to be quoted as 'Tom Hiddleston, psychologist says...' But there is a psychological aspect to being an actor. We are particular students of human nature - not every actor is, of course, but that's what fascinates me about being an actor.” WantHumansCoursesActorsHuman NatureStudentsParticularAspectPsychologicalTomsPsychologist Author:Tom Hiddleston
“It is now an accepted fact that the expression of emotion through painting... is a source of deep psychological satisfaction... It is a system which can also in some measure, even compensate for the lack of emotional fulfilment in human relationships.” HumansFactsEmotionEmotionalPaintingExpressionSourceSatisfactionAcceptedPsychologicalHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsFulfilment Author:Mervyn Levy