Individual psychotherapy - that is, engaging a distressed fellow human in a disciplined conversation and human relationship - requires that the therapist have the proper temperament and philosophy of life for such work. By that I mean that the therapist must be patient, modest, and a perceptive listener, rather than a talker and advice-giver.

Could it be that all those reports coming from our own intelligence that Bush ignored was right all along? Could it be that the UN was right all along?

Peter Schuyler

Every article on these islands has an almost personal character, which gives this simple life, where all art is unknown, something of the artistic beauty of medieval life.

John Millington Synge

Everyone has an opinion of who you are and what your relationship is about, things that you've done or didn't do in your relationship - and it's just all crap, really. Things that are written about it are all crap.

Jessica Alba

Children love and want to be loved and they very much prefer the joy of accomplishment to the triumph of hateful failure. Do not mistake a child for his symptom.

Erik Erikson

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

Ambrose Bierce

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.

Thomas Jefferson

Well, it's very easy for me to gain weight, but even though I tried not eating for a week when I was really young, I couldn't do it any longer because I liked my food too much.

Amanda Seyfried

Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.

Lawrence Welk

The great cities rest upon our broad and fertile prairies. Burn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms, and grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.

William Jennings Bryan, Cross of

Bir elman?n bir meyve oldu?u, bir baban?n baba, bir sava??n sava? oldu?u, bir gerçe?in gerçek oldu?u, bir yalan?n yalan oldu?u, bir a?k?n a?k oldu?u, bir b?kman?n b?kma oldu?u, bir ba?kald?rman?n ba?kald?rma oldu?u, bir sessizli?in bir sessizlik oldu?u, bir haks?zl???n bir haks?zl?k oldu?u, bir düzenin bir düzen ve bir evlili?in bir evlilik oldu?u, olaca?? günler gelecekti, inan?yordu Tante Rosa.

Sevgi Soysal

The two leading recipes for success are building a better mousetrap and finding a bigger loophole.

Edgar Shoaff

It's grown into a personal relationship, yeah. I'm crazy about Jerry. I think he's a unique character.

Jon Voight