Psychology of self quotes:

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I think psychology and self-reflection is one of the major catastrophes of the twentieth century. -- Werner Herzog
The development of the meaning attaching to the personal self, the conscious being, is the subject matter of the history of psychology. -- James Mark Baldwin
I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth. -- Tatjana Patitz
The Christ-symbol is of the greatest importance for psychology in so far as it is perhaps the most highly developed and differentiated symbol of the self, apart from the figure of the Buddha. -- Carl Jung
In conclusion we may say, in view of the confirmation that our study has given of the parallelism between individual and racial thought of the Self, that in the history of psychology we discern the great profile which the race has drawn on the pages of time. -- James Mark Baldwin
There is a long list of psychology research demonstrating that appearances matter more than most us would care to admit. As shallow as it may be, better-looking people have been shown in various studies to have higher self-esteem and more charisma, are considered more trustworthy and are better negotiators. -- Andrew Ross Sorkin
I'm an anarchist. I'm implacably opposed to heirarchical systems of power and control. I also mistrust crowds, as they often operate according to their lowest common denominator. In terms of evolutionary psychology, the crowd is very close to a herd of stampeding wildebeest. -- Will Self
Science and psychology have isolated the one prime cause for success or failure in life. It is the hidden self-image you have of yourself. -- Bob Proctor
I would say both Western psychology and Eastern paths would recognize that we get caught up in feeling like a separate self and an unworthy self. -- Tara Brach
No discovery of modern psychology is, in my opinion, so important as its scientific proof of the necessity of self-sacrifice (or discipline) to self-realization and happiness. -- Henry C. Link
Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace. -- Brennan Manning
I actually think that self-interest is overrated as an all-purpose guide to political motive. It leaves out something at least as powerful and immovable - individual psychology. -- George Packer

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