#person

Freud taught us that it wasn't God that imposed judgment on us and made us feel guilty when we stepped out of line. Instead, it was the superego - that idealized concept of what a good person is supposed to be and do - given to us by our parents, that condemned us for what had been hitherto regarded as ungodly behavior. ↗

— Tony Campolo

#behavior #concept #condemned #feel #freud

Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith. ↗

— Tony Campolo

#been #believe #christ #christians #convinced

There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment, but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive. ↗

— Tony Campolo

#any #doubt #enlightenment #explanation #freud

As if one could know the good a person is capable of, when one doesn't know the bad he might do. ↗

— Elias Canetti

#capable #could #good #know #might

We played at a club called, the Elbow Room. Don Carlos, the nightclub owner, was very hip and a very important person who made a big impact on my life. ↗

— Jim Capaldi

#big impact #called #carlos #club #elbow

Reform is not pleasant, but grievous; no person can reform themselves without suffering and hard work, how much less a nation. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#hard #hard work #how #less #much

No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve. ↗

— Thomas Carlyle

#believe #chain #compel #disbelieve #ever

No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in control, but I couldn't do it. This human note just crept in and maybe it's better. ↗

— Leslie Caron

#change #colder #comes #completely #control

In terms of doing work and in terms of learning and evolving as a person, you just grow more when you get more people's perspectives... I really try and live the mission of the company and... keep everything else in my life extremely simple. ↗

— Mark Zuckerberg

#doing #else #everything #evolving #extremely

If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead. ↗

— Johnny Carson

#dead #elvis #fair #impersonators #life