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Alfred Adler Quotes

The truth is often a terrible weapon of aggression. It is possible to lie, and even to murder, with the truth.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: psychologist
Nationality: austrian
Birth: February 7, 1870 - May 28, 1937

Topics

Truth Lie Truth Is Possible Terrible

I'm not interested in trying to work on people's perceptions. I am who I am, and if you don't take the time to learn about that, then your perception is going to be your problem.

Work Time I Am People Perception

We can't feel the rotation of the planet, but in some ways we can because our bodily systems are reacting to it and have it inherent in them. To me, that's such a powerful thought.

Me Thought Feel Powerful Planet Our

I used to read Gore Vidal books and think I was cool.

Cool Think Used Books Read Gore

A lot of people are programmed to think, 'Oh, I want to do this, but I also want this.' It's like they want everything. You want your cake, and you want to eat it, too. Even though I guess you're supposed to eat cake, but I never really get that saying.

Cake People Saying Think You Want

Stand up for yourself and fight for your right to be the artist that you want to be. There's plenty of pressure from outside; people tell you how to dress and how to sing or what to sing, but I always felt like if I'm going to fail or succeed, I want to do it on my own terms.

Yourself Fight Dress People Succeed

I started dancing almost before I could walk.

Walk Dancing Started Almost Before

The same people who never did their homework in high school are still doing that to this very day out in the real world.

Day School People World High School

When I was 17, I entered a modeling contest in my home province in China because my mother wanted me to learn better posture. And the rest is history!

Mother Home History Me Rest Better

I think sometimes an artist can really lose sight of what made them popular in the first place.

Think Artist Lose Place Sometimes

I think there is a danger there of being mean to people and humiliating people and embarrassing people just because it might get you ratings. It is a disturbing trend.

People Think You Just Because Mean

I give talks to theater arts departments, and I don't know what I'll say. I don't plan a thing. It's just the energy of these young people. They're the next generation, and what they have is very representative of how I felt when I was 19 or 20 or so. I'm really happy to be with them.

Happy People Energy Generation Plan

I'm from a working-class background, and I've experienced that worry of not having a job next week because the unions are going on strike.

Job Worry Week Strike Unions Going

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