It is possible to resolve childhood repression safely and without confusion - something that has always been disputed by the most respected schools of thought.

The more we idealize the past and refuse to acknowledge our childhood sufferings, the more we pass them on unconsciously to the next generation.

The victimization of children is nowhere forbidden; what is forbidden is to write about it.

What is addiction, really? It is a sign, a signal, a symptom of distress. It is a language that tells us about a plight that must be understood.

Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor one's parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child.

For the human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.

The reason why parents mistreat their children has less to do with character and temperament than with the fact that they were mistreated themselves and were not permitted to defend themselves.

Disrespect is the weapon of the weak

All children are born to grow, to develop, to live, to love, and to articulate their needs and feelings for their self-protection

Genuine feelings cannot be produced, nor can they be eradicated. We can only repress them, delude ourselves, and deceive our bodies. The body sticks to the facts.

We don't yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to humiliation, if parents would respect them and take them seriously as people.

I don't think anyone ever gets over anything in life they merely get used to it.

The disastrous consequences of widespread European butchery in the future would be even worse.

Performing to me is the most vital, most important. It's my favorite part of all of it. I just want to be on stage.

Just as darkness is sometimes defined as the absence of light, so age is defined as the absence of youth.

I live in a zoo I run scandals with savages

God is a politician; so is the devil.

The most decisive event in your life is when you discover you are not your thoughts or emotions. Instead, you can be present as the awareness behind the thoughts and emotions.

Vision is a lot more than putting a plaque on the wall. A real vision is lived, not framed.

You must act in the face of reality, never taking counsel of you own worst fears.

I have seen the film The Alamo and right now I feel like I've got Davy Crockett behind me. Sometimes I feel like I could put my head in a bucket of water