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Quote by Sigmund Freud
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intellige

What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult. – Sigmund Freud

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Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to talking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young. – Sigmund Freud

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Mental Illness
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Sigmund Freud
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Opposition is not necessarily enmity; it is merely misused and made an occasion for enmity. – Sigmund Freud

Category:
Dissent
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Sigmund Freud
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Inner Child
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In my soul, I am still that small child who did not care about anything else but the beautiful colors of a rainbow. – Papiha Ghosh

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Inner Child

Man is most nearly himself when he achieves the seriousness of a child at play. – Heraclitus

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Inner Child

Never neglect an opportunity to play leap-frog; it is the best of all games, and, unlike the terribly serious and conscientious pastimes of modern youth, will never become professionalized. – Herbert Beerbohm Tree, as quoted by Hesketh Pearson (“Sir Herbert Tree,” Modern

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Inner Child

A man is getting old when he walks around a puddle instead of through it. – R.C. Ferguson

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Inner Child

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Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment. – E. M. Cioran

Category:
Torture

My philosophy of leadership is to surround myself with good people who have ability, judgment and knowledge, but above all, a passion for service. – Sonny Perdue

Category:
Knowledge

Am I a criminal? The world knows Im not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? Youve lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma. – Jack Kevorkian

Category:
Society

Its not like I had big dreams to go to California and become an actor. I loved doing my shows at school and community theater, and I probably would have settled in New York because it was closer. I was going to go to NYU. – Christine Taylor

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Dreams