Karen Horney

"Every neurosis is an attempt to solve a conflict."

"Healthy competition builds character; unhealthy competition destroys it."

"The capacity to fight for what you believe in requires courage."

"Love requires honesty, not romantic ideals."

"A person cannot grow without conflicts."

"Our culture emphasizes being rather than having, but practice shows the opposite."

"The human being needs belongingness as much as food."

"We are all artists creating ourselves daily."

"Patience is not passivity, it is purposeful waiting."

"We must learn to tolerate ambiguity in ourselves and others."

"The greatest obstacle to growth is the need to appear invulnerable."

"Conflict within yourself produces conflict with others."

"Our idealized image of ourselves prevents us from knowing our real self."

"Work that lacks meaning is merely employment."

"The capacity for self-reflection is the foundation of growth."

"We seek in others what we reject in ourselves."

"Moving away from people creates isolation; moving toward creates dependency."

"A person must create meaning, not inherit it."

"Fear of rejection shapes more lives than actual rejection."

"The goal should be integration, not perfection."

"Our neuroses are creative attempts to protect ourselves."

"Real love requires accepting the other person's reality."

"We must distinguish between what we want and what we think we should want."

"Education should foster self-knowledge, not merely information."

"The person who cannot be alone cannot truly be with others."

"Our culture creates the very neuroses it claims to treat."

"Hostility often masks a deep need for connection."

"We must learn to forgive ourselves to forgive others."

"Time spent on self-understanding is never wasted."

"The compulsive nature of some desires reveals their neurotic origin."