Alexander Lowen Quotes
Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs.
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In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.
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We have confirmed something we only knew in theory, namely that revolution, in which uncontrolled and uncontrollable forces operate imperiously, is blind and destructive, grandiose and cruel.
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The pressure suit helps if something goes wrong during launch or re-entry - astronauts have a way to parachute off the shuttle. The suits protect you from loss of pressure in case of emergency.
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Even for practical purposes theory generally turns out the most important thing in the end.
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Suits are looked at more now as a business thing which is kind of a shame. If you're not wearing it just for work, you should try and trick it up a bit.
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In the old days, you had an audience of about 400, half of whom were committee members from somewhere or other sitting in their suits. It's become a real sports event with sports fans now.
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Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself.
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Semiotics is a general theory of all existing languages... all forms of communication - visual, tactile, and so on... There is general semiotics, which is a philosophical approach to this field, and then there are many specific semiotics.
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Many, many, many small moves of many kinds can bring a way to manage change. The theory can come later.
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You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory.
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As a drama student I got into Thirties and Forties suits.
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The whole theory of the universe is directed unerringly to one single individual.
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The evolutionary theory of senescence can be stated as follows: while bodies are not designed to fail, neither are they designed for extended operation.
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That man is not truly brave who is afraid either to seem or to be, when it suits him, a coward.
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I'm a bit of a romantic. In theory!
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I dress according to what suits me and what I am comfortable in.
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I was pretty lucky to get into Berklee at all. I never really had any theory or music-reading capabilities; I was completely by ear.
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I'm a traditionalist with suits. It doesn't need extra pockets, and I don't want headphone jacks in my jacket. I appreciate designers who do different things, but for me, the most basic version of that item is what I want.
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An osteopath is only a human engineer, who should understand all the laws governing his engine and thereby master disease.
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We're all told that people are busy, and have short attention spans, and yet these stories are so marvelous, and really ought to be read.
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Whenever one does extraordinary things, someone is bound to try to repeat them for themselves. It's the way of the world.
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I'm going to a dance." With Becky?" No, with Alexander." Who's Alexander?" The love of my life!
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It is not always what we know or analyzed before we make a decision that makes it a great decision. It is what we do after we make the decision to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.
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Everyone who becomes a psychotherapist eventually adopts a theory that suits his needs.
