Anna Freud

Psychoanalyst

Anna Freud was a pioneering child psychoanalyst known for her contributions to understanding childhood development and the role of the ego.

Born
December 3, 1895
Died
October 9, 1982
Quotes
29
Rank
#907

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"We live trapped, between the churned-up and examined past and a future that waits for our work."

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"How can one know anything at all about people?"

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"Papa always makes it clear that he would like to know me as much more rational and lucid than the girls and women he gets to know during his analytic hours."

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"If I have a stupid day, everything looks wrong to me."

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"I am no longer afraid to say anything."

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"We are aware only of the empty space in the forest, which only yesterday was filled with trees."

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"What I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me."

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"The selection of leadership must follow practical considerations. Maybe I look at things too pessimistically?"

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