“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
“Faith as ultimate concern is an act of the total personality. It happens in the center of the personal life and includes all its elements. Faith is the most centered act of the human mind. It is not a movement of a special section or a special function of man's total being. They all are united in the act of faith.” MindHumansHappensFaithUnitedSpecialMovementPersonalityElementsConcernUltimateFunctionHuman MindPersonal LifeSections Author:Paul Tillich
“First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot is simply a function of what these people might do or be. Everything has to flow from their personalities; otherwise it will not be emotionally engaging, or plausible.” PeopleFirstsIdeasCharacterMightPersonalityFlowFunctionLandscapeEvolvePlotEngagingPlausible Author:Robert Harris
“Doing things like playing music, something that's so natural and basic to human function, running around in nature, eating delicious food. These things are intrinsic in basic, primordial to human beings, so that's sort of a way to return to a blank canvas, allowing my true personality to return.” WayHumansRunningNaturalHuman BeingsPersonalityReturnEatingFunctionAllowingBlankCanvasDeliciousPlaying MusicDelicious FoodBlank Canvas Author:Ezra Miller
“The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.” PersonalityFunctionBehalf Book:Family Socialization and Interaction Process Source: Family Socialization and Interaction Process
“I've never been a fan of personality-conflict burgers and identity-crisis omelets with patchouli oil. I function very well on a diet that consists of Chicken Catastrophe and Eggs Overwhelming and a tall, cool Janitor-in-a-Drum. I like to walk out of a restaurant with enough gas to open a Mobil station.” WellsEnoughWalksFansIdentityPersonalityConflictFunctionCrisisOilDietsRestaurantsGasEggsStationsChickensTallOverwhelmingCatastropheBurgersIdentity CrisisJanitorOmeletsPatchouli Author:Tom Waits