Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie read more

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military consequences of the lie. It thus becomes vitally important for the State to use all of its powers to repress dissent, for the truth is the mortal enemy of the lie, and thus by extension, the truth is the greatest enemy of the State.

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have read more

Some people are afraid of what they might find if they try to analyze themselves too much, but you have to crawl into your wounds to discover where your fears are. Once the bleeding starts, the cleansing can begin.

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery read more

My ideal relaxation is working on upholstry. I spend hours in junk shops buying furniture. I do all the upholstery work myself, and it's like therapy.

When David [Arquette] and I got engaged we started therapy together. I'd heard that the first year of marriage is read more

When David [Arquette] and I got engaged we started therapy together. I'd heard that the first year of marriage is the hardest, so we decided to work through all that stuff early.

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.

No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.

Freud: If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.

Freud: If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.

What people call insincerity is simply a method by which we can multiply our personalities.