Quotes About Sublimated

A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of "spirit" over matter.

In response to the challenge of strangers, sport arose as a sublimated representation of a community's armed might as well as its pride of place and clan.

A large part of the popularity and persuasiveness of psychology comes from its being a sublimated spiritualism: a secular, ostensibly scientific way of affirming the primacy of spirit over matter.

You know," Clary said, "most psychologists agree that hostility is really just sublimated sexual attraction.

He has many things I haven't got," said Jace. "Like nearsightedness, bad posture, and an appalling lack of coordination." "You know," Clary said, "most psychologists agree that hostility is really just sublimated sexual attraction." "Ah," said Jace blithely, "that might explain why I so often run into people who seem to dislike me.

Sensation invested itself in form and color and radiance, and what his imagination dared, it objectified in some sublimated and magic way. Past, present, and future mingled; and he went on oscillating across the broad, warm world, through

The sublimated idealism of the Enlightenment, the spirit of the League of Nations and of the United Nations Charter have not proved strong enough to control the aggressive dynamism of nationalism.

One can only worry so much, however; then one becomes philosophical. I suppose philosophy is merely sublimated worry.

The art of an actress is sublimated sexuality. But off the stage the fire must be able to reconvert the steam into body.

As a result of his weak ego and virtually non-existent superego, these penetrating fantasies cause no anxiety to the ego and are therefore neither repressed nor are they sublimated into more acceptable versions. The serial killer is in absolute command and is omnipotent in his own fantasies.