Listing all quotes tagged psychology

Saturday, September 5th 2009

“‘If you look at the studies into paternity, even conservative figures show that between eight and 15 per cent of children haven’t been fathered by the man who thinks he’s the biological parent.’ ‘Women are better liars because they’re more psychologically sophisticated,’ says Dr Holmes.”

Via psychobabble:study shows women cheat more often, but are better at lying about it. Yes, it’s a bit of ‘science reporting’ from the Daily Mail so take it with a very heavy grain of salt. But still, both the writer and the schlimazl in me revel in this kind of news. In related ‘news’, talking to attractive women renders men temporarily less inteligent. Again, it’s ‘science reporting’ from the British press so proceed with caution, but on the other hand — oh! duh!

Wednesday, August 19th 2009

“A person who has not been completely alienated, who has remained sensitive and able to feel, who has not lost the sense of dignity, who is not yet “for sale”, who can still suffer over the suffering of others, who has not acquired fully the having mode of existence - briefly, a person who has remained a person and not become a thing - cannot help feeling lonely, powerless, isolated in present-day society. He cannot help doubting himself and his own convictions, if not his sanity. He cannot help suffering, even though he can experience moments of joy and clarity that are absent in the life of his “normal” contemporaries.”

Erich Fromm (via psychotherapy)