If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.

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"It is not attention that the child is seeking, but love."

- Sigmund Freud

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"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection."

- Sigmund Freud

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"One is very crazy when in love."

- Sigmund Freud

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"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection."

- Sigmund Freud

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"We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love."

- Sigmund Freud

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"The man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."

- Hasidic Proverb

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"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."

- Oscar Wilde

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"Be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."

- Judy Garland

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"I am a woman with thoughts and questions and sh*t to say. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will."

- Amy Schumer

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"You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through."

- Rosalynn Carter

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