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James Hillman quotes about people

American Psychologist April 12, 1926 – October 27, 2011

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The older people that one admires seem to be fearless. They go right out into the world. It's astounding. Maybe they can't see or they can't hear, but they walk out into the street and take life as it comes. They're models of courage, in a strange way. James Hillman
Too many people have been analyzing their pasts, their childhoods, their memories, their parents, and realizing that it doesn't do anything-or that it doesn't do enough. James Hillman
If there were a god of New York, it would be the Greek's Hermes, the Roman's Mercury. He embodies New York qualities: the quick exchange, the fastness of language and style, craftiness, the mixing of people and crossing of borders, imagination. James Hillman
The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big effort to keep them from being seen through. But a very old idea is at work behind our current state of affairs: enantiodromia, or the Greek notion of things turning into their opposite. James Hillman
We approach people the same way we approach our cars. We take the poor kid to a doctor and ask, What's wrong with him, how much will it cost, and when can I pick him up? James Hillman
The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control? James Hillman
James Hillman quote: "Fear is a huge thing for older people."
Fear is a huge thing for older people. James Hillman
It's important to ask yourself, How am I useful to others? What do people want from me? That may very well reveal what you are here for. James Hillman

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