Sigmund Freud Quotes

Life, as we find it, is too hard for us; it brings us too many pains, disappointments and impossible tasks. In order to bear it we cannot dispense with palliative measures... There are perhaps three such measures: powerful deflections, which cause us to make light of our misery; substitutive satisfactions, which diminish it; and intoxicating substances, which make us insensible to it.

Sigmund Freud

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If a man reaches the heart of his own religion, he has reached the heart of the others, too. There is only one God, and there are many paths to him.

Mahatma Gandhi
- God
- Heart
- Man
When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.

Zig Ziglar
- Life
- Yourself
- Tough
Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.

Ramez Naam
- Good
- Hunting
- Fish
I worry about people who sell out to chase fame because when they get it, it might not be so satisfying.

Imelda May
- People
- Worry
- Fame
I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.

Frances McDormand
- Age
- Political
- Kind
I was approached in Texas to be a model a few times. One of my first jobs was the cover of a CD.

Candace Kita
- Model
- First
- Texas