"Psychoanalysts are fond of pointing out that the past is alive in the present. But the future is alive in the present too. The future is not some place weâ€™re going to, but an idea in our mind now. It is something weâ€™re creating, that in turn creates us. The future is a fantasy that shapes our present."

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Source : Stephen Grosz (2014). “The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves”, p.157, W. W. Norton & Company

Stephen Grosz

#Past Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Creating Quotes

“There is simply no other choice than this: either to abstain from interference in the free play of the market, or to delegate the entire management of production and distribution to the government. Either capitalism or socialism: there exists no middle way.”
“Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.”
“Art was not created as a way to riches. Strive to become a true artist; all else will take care of itself.”

Source : Robert Schumann (1983). “On Music and Musicians”, p.37, Univ of California Press
“The ‘black metallers’ will probably continue to ‘get loaded,’ ‘get high,’ and in all other manners too behave like the stereotypical Negro; they will probably continue to get foreign tribal tattoos, dress, walk, talk, look and act like homosexuals, and so forth.”
“Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more--it's sad, but that's the truth.”

Source : Jennifer Echols (2012). “Such A Rush”, p.139, Simon and Schuster
“Your past is just a story. And once you realize this it has no power over you.”
“Start every day off with a smile and get it over with.”
“Flannery craved a cigarette. Her nerves were so tense that only nicotine could soothe them, and for the first time, she genuinely understood how the drug worked. It wasn't just a prop or an affectation. It was a tool for mental health.”

Source : Sylvia Brownrigg (2011). “Pages for You”, p.242, Pan Macmillan

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