#compulsive

Catholicism is an obsessive-compulsive faith. ↗

— Ann Patchett

#catholicism #obsessive-compulsive-disorder #run #faith

Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception. Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture. ↗

— David Bohm

#compulsive #conform #constitute #culture #distortion

You want to be a bit compulsive in your art or craft or whatever you do. ↗

— Steve Martin

#bit #compulsive #craft #want #whatever

Love is a verb, not a noun. It is active. Love is not just feelings of passion and romance. It is behavior. If a man lies to you, he is behaving badly and unlovingly toward you. He is disrespecting you and your relationship. The words “I love you” are not enough to make up for that. Don’t kid yourself that they are. ↗

— Susan Forward

#deceit #liar #lies #pathological-liars #trust

I have got this obsessive compulsive disorder where I have to have everything in a straight line, or everything has to be in pairs. ↗

— David Beckham

#disorder #everything #got #i #line

I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression. ↗

— Albert Ellis

#anxiety #back #cases #compulsively #depression