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I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unseasona

I was seized by the stern hand of Compulsion, that dark, unseasonable Urge that impels women to clean house in the middle of the night. – James Thurber

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The animals that depend on instinct have an inherent knowledge of the laws of economics and of how to apply them Man, with his powers of reason, has reduced economics to the level of a farce which is at once funnier and more tragic than Tobacco Road. – James Thurber

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Knowledge
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My opposition To Interviews lies in the fact that offhand answers have little value or grace of expression, and that such oral give and take helps to perpetuate the decline of the English language. – James Thurber

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Interviews
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Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man. – James Thurber

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Truth
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Depressed people think they know themselves, but maybe they only know depression. – Mark Epstein

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Neurosis is always a substitute for legitimate suffering. – Carl Jung

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The best cure for hypochondria is to forget about your own body and get interested in someone else s. – Goodman Ace

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Psychology

The reflex is physiology below the collar button. Psychology is physiology above the collar button. – Martin H. Fischer (1879–1962)

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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges. – H. L. Mencken

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It is a rare woman who can overcome her desire to remain pretty and allow herself to become beautiful. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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When youre in the car, how well you do is down to you and you alone-no band, no management, no marketing. – Nick Mason

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