Anthony Storr Quotes

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species. - Anthony Storr

The will to believe is perhaps the most powerful, but certainly the most dangerous human attribute. - Anthony Storr

The sane are madder than we think, the mad saner. - Anthony Storr

The professional must learn to be moved and touched emotionally, yet at the same time stand back objectively: I've seen a lot of damage done by tea and sympathy. - Anthony Storr

Since I was not able wholly to subscribe to any one set of beliefs advanced by any 'guru' I had to fall back on my own, however derivative. - Anthony Storr

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms. - Anthony Storr

It's not psychopathology that counts. It's what you do with it. - Anthony Storr

It is only when we no longer compulsively need someone that we can have a real relationship with them. - Anthony Storr

Idiosyncratic belief systems which are shared by only a few adherents are likely to be regarded as delusional. Belief systems which may be just as irrational but which are shared by millions are called world religions. i.e. When a man suffers from delusions he is described as mad but when a million do so they belong to a world religion. - Anthony Storr

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