Sigmund Freud

"Symbolism in dreams is the language of the unconscious."

"Hysteria is the result of unconscious trauma seeking expression through the body."

"The ego is the servant of three masters: the id, the superego, and reality."

"Catharsis, the discharge of repressed emotion, is therapeutic."

"The pleasure principle operates from birth; the reality principle develops with maturity."

"Slips of the tongue reveal our true desires and anxieties."

"A man should not strive to eliminate his complexes but to get into accord with them."

"The loss of love is the deepest wound the human heart can sustain."

"Resistance in analysis indicates that something important is being avoided."

"The creative work of the poet or artist is driven by unconscious conflicts."

"Regression is a mechanism by which we cope with unbearable present circumstances."

"Projection allows us to see in others what we cannot accept in ourselves."

"The past is never dead; it is contained within our unconscious."

"Denial is the most primitive of all defense mechanisms."

"The neurotic is a person who suffers from conflicts he does not understand."

"Rationalization allows us to justify our irrational behaviors."

"Sublimation transforms primitive instincts into higher cultural and social achievements."

"The unconscious never lies; only consciousness can deceive."

"Our relationship to our parents shapes our entire psychological development."

"The death wish is as fundamental as the instinct for survival."

"Anxiety is the signal that threatens to break through repression."

"Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness."

"The goal of psychoanalysis is to expand consciousness where unconsciousness was."

"Infantile sexuality is not perverse; perversion is when we remain fixated at an infantile level."

"The meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day, from hour to hour."

"Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity and uncertainty."

"Defense mechanisms are mental strategies that protect the ego from anxiety."

"We repeat what we do not remember."

"The unconscious is revealed through free association, dreams, and slips of the tongue."

"Transference neurosis is the best medium for the work of analysis."