Eric Berne quotes

The moment a little boy is concerned with which is a jay and which is a sparrow, he can no longer see the birds or hear them sing. (Eric Berne)
A loser doesn't know what he'll do if he loses but talks about what he'll do if he wins and a winner doesn't talk about what he'll do if he wins but knows what he'll do if he loses. View quote
Eric Berne
No man is a hero to his wife's psychiatrist. View quote
Eric Berne
It is better to be a slave to your beloved woman than a free man to the unloved one. View quote
Eric Berne
A healthy person goes 'Yes,' 'No,' and 'Whoopee!' An unhealthy person goes 'Yes, but,' 'No, but,' and 'No whoopee. View quote
Eric Berne
Awareness requires living in the here and now, and not in the elsewhere, the past or the future. View quote
Eric Berne
Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the freedom to interfere with the designs of others. View quote
Eric Berne
We are born princes and the civilizing process makes us frogs. View quote
Eric Berne
Games are a compromise between intimacy and keeping intimacy away. View quote
Eric Berne
The eternal problem of the human being is how to structure his waking hours. View quote
Eric Berne