The attitude of physiological psychology to sensations and feelings, considered as psychical elements, is, naturally, the attitude of psychology at large.

The materialistic point of view in psychology can claim, at best, only the value of an heuristic hypothesis.

The results of ethnic psychology constitute, at the same time, our chief source of information regarding the general psychology of the complex mental processes.

From the standpoint of observation, then, we must regard it as a highly probable hypothesis that the beginnings of the mental life date from as far back as the beginnings of life at large.

We speak of virtue, honour, reason; but our thought does not translate any one of these concepts into a substance.

Physiology seeks to derive the processes in our own nervous system from general physical forces, without considering whether these processes are or are not accompanied by processes of consciousness.

Physiology and psychology cover, between them, the field of vital phenomena; they deal with the facts of life at large, and in particular with the facts of human life.

Philosophical reflection could not leave the relation of mind and spirit in the obscurity which had satisfied the needs of the naive consciousness.

The distinguishing characteristics of mind are of a subjective sort; we know them only from the contents of our own consciousness.

There are other sources of psychological knowledge, which become accessible at the very point where the experimental method fails us.

Now, there are a very large number of bodily movements, having their source in our nervous system, that do not possess the character of conscious actions.

Abundant grace, amazing life.

When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.

Intelligence is not expecting people to understand what your intent is

Be gentle, kind and loving as often as you possibly can.

If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, it's fun, it's exciting.

Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.

I'm such a geek, and have always been a real nerd.

New Zealand, by the way, where I was ambassador, has had two women prime ministers - one from either party.

When public access to voting is impaired or when public confidence in voting is diluted, democracy suffers and our freedom is less secure.

I've done a lot of operas. I've probably done more different kind of operas than anybody.