Eric Berne Quotes

1910–1970 Canada

Eric Berne (born Eric Lennard Bernstein May 10, 1910 – July 15, 1970) was an American psychiatrist and writer, best known as the creator of Transactional analysis, and as the author of Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964).

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Also known as: Berne, Eric

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No man is a hero to his wife's psychiatrist.

a review of Berne's book Sex in Human Loving (1963)

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.

What Do You Say After You Say Hello? (1973)

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.

Games People Play: the Psychology of Human Relations (1964)

A healthy person goes "Yes," "No," and "Whoopee!" An unhealthy person goes "Yes, but," "No, but," and "No whoopee."

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Eric Berne (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.