11 quotes found
“My main concern is with the world order”
“Narcissistic cathexis of the child by the mother does not exclude emotional devotion. On the contrary, she loves the child as her self-object, excessively, though not in the manner that he needs, a...”
“Here lies the partner's salvation: if you, as his intimate, wish to sever your relationship with the narcissist, stop providing him with what he needs. Do not adore, admire, approve, applaud, or co...”
“Cognitive insight (knowing something) is not like emotional insight (feeling something). It has no psychodynamic effects. It does not affect the narcissist's behavior patterns, or his interpersonal...”
“The pendulum has overcorrected from the cruel era of rapping a disobedient childs knuckles with a ruler togiving every child a trophy for showing up. Every child should have the experience of being...”
“Yes, Eleanor loathed herself and yet required praise, which she then never believed.”
“The most capricious modern entitlement is not just Social Security but to self-esteem.”
“I think writers are the most narcissistic people. Well, I musn't say this, I like many of them, a great many of my friends are writers.”
“Zach had once heard the president described as "the most dangerous narcissist alive, because the world really does revolve around him.”
“Since narcissism is fueled by a greater need to be admired than to be liked, psychologists might use that fact as a therapeutic lever - stressing to patients that being known as a narcissist will a...”
