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Fritz Perls, Co-founder of Gestalt therapy and champion of the here and now, gets quoted everywhere and sourced almost nowhere. The 6 quotes below are different: each one is checked word for word against the cited work, starting with Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim, not copied from aggregator sites that pass misattributions along. The source is named under every line, so you can trace each quote back to the page it came from.
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On a relationship where you keep trying to fix the other person:
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful.Fritz Perls, Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
On overthinking instead of trusting what you are feeling:
Lose your mind and come to your senses.Fritz Perls, Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
On the fear before a big risk that might actually be excitement:
Fear is excitement without the breath.Fritz Perls, Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
On weaning yourself off needing others' approval:
Maturity is the transcendence from environmental support to self support.Fritz Perls, Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
On the anxious wait before a decision gets made:
Anxiety is the gap between the now and the later.Fritz Perls, Fritz Perls, Gestalt Therapy Verbatim
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On forcing an outcome instead of letting a situation develop:
Don't push the river, it flows by itself.Fritz Perls, Fritz Perls, In and Out the Garbage Pail