Psychological Quotes

Throughout history many nations have suffered a physical defeat, but that has never marked the end of a nation. But when a nation has become the victim of a psychological defeat, then that marks the end of a nation.

A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

Breathing is so important with physical activity, then how much more important is it with psychological activity?

Only one who liberates himself from his psychological desires and fears indeed in truth qualify as liberation hero.

A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic. Good design emphasizes the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.

And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time.

Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God.

Social psychology has, as a rule, dealt with various phases of social experience from the psychological standpoint of individual experience.

The psychological tools I've gained from bodybuilding will never atrophy.

You can't do psychological thrillers. There's no audience. I've heard this. I've heard this from studios.

People with a psychological need to believe in marvels are no more prejudiced and gullible than people with a psychological need not to believe in marvels.

If you have a good spine, the gods will chase you. Nobody has psychological or emotional problems, everyone has a bad spine.

It's almost like putting armor on a woman. It's a very psychological way of dressing.

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.

Truth has been displaced as a value and replaced by psychological effectiveness.

A sense of reverence is necessary for psychological health. If a person has no sense of reverence, no feeling that there is anyone or anything that inspires awe, it cuts the personality off completely from the nourishing springs of the unconscious.

Any society where it's a crime or a hassle to be different is a society based on psychological fascism.

Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he turned the law inside out and made illegality legal.

Cultural anthropology is not valuable because it uncovers the archaic in the psychological sense. It is valuable because it is constantly rediscovering the normal.

One must treat theory-in-use as both a psychological certainty and an intellectual hypothesis.

I continuously go further and further learning about my own limitations, my body limitation, psychological limitations. It's a way of life for me.

The 3 key components for success are as follows: Psychological Preparedness Physical Conditioning Mental Toughness

Although I studied, I have never been taught paintingbecause I possess in my psychological makeup a peculiarity that resents any outside interference.

In human beings pure masculinity or femininity is not to be found either in a psychological or biological sense.

Psychological breakdowns are actually breakthroughs to enlightenment.