Sooner or later something seems to call us onto a particular path... this is what I must do, this is what I've got to have. This is who I am. James Hillman callhavepath Change image and share on social
If you are still being hurt by an event that happened to you at twelve, it is the thought that is hurting you now. James Hillman eventhappenhurt Change image and share on social
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 approachcarcost Change image and share on social
The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world? James Hillman carchildcompetitive share on social
It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation. James Hillman downwardgenerationimportant Change image and share on social
When they talk about family values, it's in a repressive way, as if our American tradition were only the Puritan tradition or the 19th century oppressive tradition. The Christian tradition. James Hillman 19thamericancentury Change image and share on social
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 affairbigcapacity share on social
I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person. James Hillman americanchangeidea Change image and share on social
I think we're miserable partly because we have only one god, and that's economics. James Hillman economicsgodmiserable Change image and share on social