💬 Quotes

"Was in der seelischen Tätigkeit als Wiederholungszwang sich darstellt, das weicht weit über das Lustprinzip hinaus."

"Unter den psychologischen Verhältnissen, die wir hier durchforschen, herrscht eine Seelenkraft vor, welche dem Lustprinzip den Zweck abwehrt und von ihm unabhängig ist."

"Man könnte annehmen, die Triebkräfte jedes Lebewesen seien bestrebt, zu sterben, um auf diese Weise zum unorganischen Zustand zu gelangen."

"Die Lust hängt offenbar von der Herabsetzung, Beruhigung oder Erledigung der im Seelenapparat vorhandenen Reizmenge ab."

"Man is a marvelous curiosity. When he is stirred to the depths, he can utter a pathetically grave and awful philosophy; and yet he is the creature that will caper around and scream with delight when a woman drops a pie."

"Man is the Animal that is Jealous. He is the only Animal that is jealous of his neighbor's goods, or his neighbor's wife, or his neighbor's anything."

"Of all the religions, there is not a solitary one that does not shrivel up when compared with the solemn realities of this life."

"He is always pampering his body. He is always Doctoring it. He is always lamenting it. He is always groaning over its aches and pains and imaginary diseases."

"The Creator made the animals to suit Himself; and then He made man—to suit His convenience."

"He is the only animal that robs his helpless young of their chance for life by making them work, and the only animal that starves his workmen."

"Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other."

"If you give people tools, and they find their own uses for them, then the boundaries of a lot of human activity begin to expand."

"The most important thing that a corporation does is communicate."

"Bad news must travel fast. In any business, bad news is going to happen. The key is to make sure you get the bad news quickly so you can turn it into good problem solving."

"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning."

"Instead of spending time on routine tasks, people can use digital tools to do much more creative, high-value work."

"Just as a rubber band stretches and then springs back, men need to periodically pull away before they can reconnect."

"Women need to feel heard and understood before they can let go of their negative emotions and move forward."

"When a child acts out, it is not a personal attack; it is an expression of an unmet need or a lack of emotional safety."

"Men offer solutions to fix problems, whereas women often just want empathy and a sounding board to share their feelings."