Quotes by Psychologists

In other words, what is supposedly found is an invention whose inventor is unaware of his act of invention, who considers it as something that exists independently of him; the invention then becomes the basis of his world view and actions. Paul Watzlawick

Words World Invention Other Considers Independently Unaware Something Inventor Supposedly Him Becomes His Exists In Other Words Then Act View Who Actions Found Whose World View Basis

Above all, in comedy, and again and again since classical times, passages can be found in which the level of representation is interrupted by references to the spectators or to the fictive nature of the play. Paul Watzlawick

Nature Comedy Classical Above Since Passages References Times Representation Fictive Which Again Found Play Level Spectators Interrupted

While studying the effects of accumulated stress on the nervous system, I began to suspect that most organisms have an innate capacity to rebound from threatening and stressful events. Peter A. Levine

Events Stress Nervous System Threatening Nervous System Studying Most Began Effects Accumulate Suspect While Capacity Organisms Rebound Innate Stressful

To my parents, Morris and Helen, I give thanks for the gift of life, the vehicle for the expression of my work, and for your continued full and unequivocal support from both sides of the physical plane. Peter A. Levine

Life Work Gift Parents Thanks Sides Physical Give Both Both Sides Morris Vehicle Support Continue Unequivocal Plane Your Full Expression

I am profoundly indebted to the legacy of Wilhelm Reich, whose monumental contribution to the understanding of energy was taught to me by Philip Curcurruto, a man of simple wisdom and compassionate heart. Peter A. Levine

Wisdom Me Man Heart Simple Understanding Energy Philip Indebted Monumental Am Legacy Contribution Taught Reich Whose Compassionate Profoundly

My career began somewhat accidentally. In the 1960s, I started a practice in the fledgling field of mind-body healing. Around that time, it was completely in its infancy. I had been developing a protocol to use body awareness as a tool for stress reduction. Peter A. Levine

You don't need a rope to pinch a stranger's butt. Phil McGraw

You Pinch Rope Stranger Butt Need

Successful weight loss takes programming, not willpower. Phil McGraw

Programming Willpower Weight Weight Loss Takes Loss Successful

Life is a full-contact sport, and there's a score up on the board. Phil McGraw

Life Life Is A Sport Score Up Board

As parents we're not nearly as computer literate as our children are. Phil McGraw

Parents Our Computer Children Literate Nearly

I'm not a politician. Phil McGraw

Politician

It's hard to see your own face without a mirror. Phil McGraw

Face Mirror Own See Without Your Hard

You need to listen to your body because your body is listening to you. Phil McGraw

You Listening Because Listen Body Your Your Body Need

I've learned a tremendous amount from Oprah. Phil McGraw

Tremendous Tremendous Amount Learned Oprah Amount

Well, I'm not sure what pop psychology is, but I don't like it. Phil McGraw

Like Well Sure Psychology Pop

The truth is, I think we are a self-less society, not a selfish society. Because we're so busy now. Phil McGraw

Truth Selfish Truth Is Busy Think Society Because Now

I'm one of those that believes you can't be one kind of a man and another kind of president. Phil McGraw

You Man President Those Kind Another Believes

God is a loving god. Phil McGraw

God Loving

There are some sick people in this world. Phil McGraw

People World Sick Some

If I was on the air and was just kind of a plain-vanilla personality that took the safe road and the safe way trying to please all of the people all of the time, I'd been gone in two weeks. Phil McGraw

Time People Personality Gone Took Air Please Way Kind Weeks Road Safe Safe Way Been Trying Just Just Kind Two Two Weeks

People are used to being coddled. Phil McGraw

People Being Used

I grew up in athletics, where people keep score. Phil McGraw

People Athletics Score Up Where Grew Keep