Quotes for All
Daily life is a comprimised blend of posturing for the sake of role-playing and of varying degrees of self-revelation. Under stressful conditions even the \”true\” self cannot be precisely defined, as Erving Goffman observes. …Little wonder that the identity crisis is a major source of modern neuroticism, and that the urban middle class aches for … Read more
The mind grows by self revelation. In play the child ascertains what he can do, discovers his possibilities of will and thought by exerting his power spontaneously. In work he follows a task prescribed for him by another, and doesn’t reveal his own proclivities and inclinations; but another’s. In play he reveals his own original … Read more
The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It’s not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it’s about self-revelation, becoming who you are. Baz Luhrmann
The transformation of silence into language and action is an act of self-revelation . Audre Lorde
It is curious how an age of public self-revelation, and of the use of psychological jargon, should also be an age when self-examination is rarely practised. Anthony Daniels
Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique – these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation . Ansel Adams
For a justice of this ultimate tribunal [the U.S. Supreme Court], the opportunity for self-discovery and the occasion for self-revelation is great. Abe Fortas