"The paradox is that, while a concern with past and future is obviously central to psychological functioning, to behave as though one were indeed in the past or future, as many do, pollutes the lively possibilities of existence."

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Source : Erving Polster, Miriam Polster (1973). “Gestalt therapy integrated: contours of theory and practice”

Erving Polster

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“Mental illness is a disease and organic mental illness of young kids is becoming more and more of a disease... we do need to talk about it.”
“The snake will always bite back.”
“If you think you've stopped learning, you're going to get lapped.”
“A lot of work and thinking goes into my DJing. I want the entire night to progress seamlessly and when I have to adapt the energy on the fly for the crowd on any given night, I can do so with harmonic mixes that Ive practiced over and over again. I am far from the only DJ that does this and its something I take pride in being able to do.”

Source : "Avicii Says His GQ Profile Makes His Fans Look Like Drug Addicts And Jerks" by Connor Simpson, www.businessinsider.com. April 2, 2013.
“I very much regret, in appearing before you at your request, to address you on the present state of the country, and the prospect before us, that I can bring you no good tidings.”

Source : Robert Augustus Toombs (1860). “Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860”, p.3
“A weapon isn't good or bad, depends on the person who uses it.”
“A wild creature is not subject to any will except its own”
“I think that some of the best Crowes stuff we did had that spontaneous vibe. Thats something thats always interested me in music. Im not really the kind of person to get too bogged down in the details. I think that takes away from the emotion and the vibe of what youre doing.”

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