Even in my first analysis of a depressive psychosis, I was immediately struck by its structural similarity with obsessional neurosis.

Both dreams and neurotic dream-states have as their function the avoidance of displeasure, but the dream-states also serve to provide a positive pleasure gain.

When the depressive psychosis has become manifest, its cardinal feature seems to be a mental inhibition which renders a rapport between the patient and the external world more difficult.

The onset of mania occurs when repression is no longer able to resist the assaults of the repressed instincts.

The myth is a surviving fragment of the psychic life of the infancy of the race whilst the dream is the myth of the individual.

A considerable number of persons are able to protect themselves against the outbreak of serious neurotic phenomena only through intense work.

In neurotics, worm phobias are usually found as well as snake phobias.

Psychoanalytic investigation has shown that in mental patients excessive affection often turns to violent hostility.

Whereas the melancholic exhibits a state of general inhibition, in the manic patient even normal inhibitions of the instincts are partly or wholly abolished.

The so-called peace path is not peace and it is not a substitute for jihad and resistance

I believe that when Paul plants and Apollos waters, God gives the increase; and I have no patience with those who throw the blame on God when it belongs to themselves.

Some people get attached to their practice. They get good at it, but even becoming a good meditator can become a hindrance.

Perhaps the sketch of a work is so pleasing because everyone can finish it as he chooses.

Why then, if these new books for children must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place it once held as a school book ?

I don't think there's anything wrong with singing a song and having fun with it.

I get so annoyed at people not looking after their parents. The deal is when we are growing up they look after us and as they grow older we look after them. That's the deal.

Artists are traditionally resistant to labels.

I don't have to be good because they think I'm going to be good.

How is it that you live, and what is it you do?