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9 Eric Berne Quotes

Eric Berne delivers sharp, witty takes on how we speak and relate, perfect for anyone curious about everyday psychology.

Eric Berne quotes

  1. A healthy person goes 'Yes,' 'No,' and 'Whoopee!' An unhealthy person goes 'Yes, but,' 'No, but,' and 'No whoopee.'

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  2. A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses, but talks about what he'll do if he wins, and a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins, but knows what he'll do if he loses.

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  3. A whole page of learned polysyllables may not convey as much as the statement that a certain woman is a bitch, or that a certain man is a jerk.

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  4. Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the freedom to interfere with the designs of others.

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  5. Forty's kind of like New Year's. It's an age to think about what you've done up till now, and what you ought to do in the future.

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  6. Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away.

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  7. No man is a hero to his wife's psychiatrist.

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  8. The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing.

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  9. The only time human beings are sane is the 10 minutes after intercourse.

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