Roberto Assagioli Quotes

She had not wanted him to but had let him have his way because ever since she was a child she had generally yielded before anyone with strong willpower, especially if it was a man, not because she was naturally submissive, but because strong male willpower gave her a feeling of safety and trust, together with acceptance and a desire to give in.

A body shouldn't heed what might be. He's got to do with what is.

Let your light shine today, and let your personality blossom, too. You don't have to be a people-pleaser, just a people-lover.

If I don't ask "Why me?" after my victories, I cannot ask "Why me?" after my setbacks and disasters.

All these weirdos, and me getting a little better every day right in the midst of them. I had never known, never even imagined for a heartbeat, that there might be a place for people like us.

There's no point dwelling on what might or could have been. You just have to go forward.

I like that idea that what I do might be mainstream. Might be.

The hardest thing in the world is believing someone can change. It's always easier to go along with the way things are than to admit that you might have been wrong in the first place.

Our suffering is caused by holding on to how things might have been, should have been, could have been.

I gave up on ever trying to get 'my way.' I barely knew it existed.

You can't dwell on what might have been...and it's not fair to condemn him for something he hasn't done.

Alan, you seem to think we won't like you unless you do things just like everyone else. Have you ever thought we might like you because you're different?

People fall in love with a person, not a gender or an age.

As to virtue . . . it is an act of the will, a habit which increases the quantity, intensity and quality of life. It builds up, strengthens and vivifies personality.

There is no flaw or vacuum in the amount of the truth - but all is truth without exception; And henceforth I will go celebrate any thing I see or am, And sing and laugh and deny nothing.

In this room we understand why this war might be fought...it's about our common belief that no one has the right to tell two creatures that they cannot love each other--no matter what their species.

In the half darkness I winked to my other self, my mad dictator, and congratulated him on his droll victory. I closed my eyes and felt the warmth flowing from Shosha's head to my face. What did I have to lose? Nothing more than what everyone loses anyway.

I've managed to stay alive out here in the Ruin because I'm a realist. I allow the truth to be the truth, no matter how much I might want it to be something else.

If you desire healing, let yourself fall ill let yourself fall ill.

In the end, I would love [the audience] to be more open to the understanding of different types of personalities, you know?

It is what it is. I can't change what's happened to me.

It's just the way things are. And you can't dwell on what might have been. You have to look at what is.

Being traded is like celebrating your 100th birthday. It might not be the happiest occasion in the world, but consider the alternative.

In the beginning [Hitler] was genial and pleasant. He would have extraordinary willpower and unheard-of influence on people.

In my case, I was not frightened in the least bit at the thought that I might live because I was certain, quite certain, that I was already dead.