Nothing is in the intellect that was not first in the senses, except the intellect itself.

Psychology is the science of immediate experience.

Language is not the work of the individual but of the community.

My mother gave birth to twins: myself and fear.

-- Thomas Hobbes

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

-- Bertrand Russell

I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.

-- Frida Kahlo

I came to Russia knowing absolutely nothing.

-- Catherine II of Russia

Crises and deadlocks when they occur have at least this advantage, that they force us to think.

-- Jawaharlal Nehru

Life is — or has — both meaning and meaninglessness. I cherish the anxious hope that meaning will preponderate and win the battle.

-- Carl Jung