“My own diagnosis of my problem is a simpler one. It's that I share 50 per cent of my genome with a banana and 98 per cent with a chimpanzee. Banana's don't do psychological consistency. And the tiny part of us that's different - the special Homo sapiens bit - is faulty. It doesn't work. Sorry about that.” DifferentProblemBitsMy OwnShareSpecialSorryTinyPsychologicalCentsConsistencyDiagnosisHomo SapiensBananasChimpanzeesGenome Book:Engleby: A Novel Source: Engleby: A Novel
“Perhaps the most sophisticated and highly evolved system is that originated by Joseph Scogna. I was impressed by the profound insights into the relationship between my own bodily functions and the psychological and emotional issues that emerged.” My OwnIssuesEmotionalFunctionProfoundInsightPsychologicalSophisticatedImpressedBodily Functions Author:Rudolph Ballentine
“It may sound surprising when I say, on the basis of my own clinical practice as well as that of my psychological and psychiatric colleagues, that the chief problem of people in the middle decade of the twentieth century is emptiness.” PeopleWellsMayProblemSoundMy OwnPracticeMiddleCenturyBasesDecadesPsychologicalChiefsEmptinessSurprisingColleaguesTwentieth CenturyClinicalsPsychiatric Book:Man's Search for Himself Source: Man's Search for Himself
“For my own part, I believe that there is social and psychological justification for significant inequalities of incomes and wealth.” BelieveWisdomPoliticsI BelieveSocialWealthMy OwnEconomySignificantIncomePsychologicalInequalityLiberalismJustification Book:General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money Source: General Theory Of Employment , Interest And Money
“I can't imagine what it would be like to write in a relaxed state. I'm going to be writing some stories for my own interest. I want to experiment with different things and see if I can approach writing with much less control and in a better psychological state. It will be like breaking out of a straitjacket.” IfsWantWritingI CanDifferentStatesStoriesWould BeInterestMy OwnImagineApproachExperimentsPsychologicalDifferent ThingsRelaxed Author:Kate Atkinson
“The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world?” WorldChildrenHomeCultureMy OwnWhitePayCarConcernedPsychologicalMy ChildrenImmigrantsPlaces In The WorldNew HomeNew Car Author:James Hillman