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Susie Orbach Quotes

Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial Picture Quote #1

Dare to be as physically robust and varied as you always were Picture Quote #1

From a child’s point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a lot of commotion and fighting Picture Quote #1

... within every form of oppression lies the seeds of liberation Picture Quote #1

We know that ever woman wants to be thin. Our images of womanhood are almost synonymous with thinness Picture Quote #1

Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture Picture Quote #1

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Consumer society tantalises us. We then try within ourselves to control the needs that are being constantly stimulated Picture Quote #1

Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it’s not merely about being oppositional, because that’s too negative Picture Quote #1

We accept there’s an emotional aspect to life. But we’re not very developed in our ways of understanding it Picture Quote #1

Our idea of a healthy body is so destabilised that insecure people have come to bolster their own bodies by deeming others - those with fat bodies - less worthy, less capable and less employable Picture Quote #1

I’m a therapist and that fascinates people because they think I carry secrets Picture Quote #1

I’m the sort of person who likes to undo everything Picture Quote #1

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I think it is one of the capacities of human beings, to create style Picture Quote #1

Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect Picture Quote #1

Celebrity culture is something that pains me Picture Quote #1

There is no such thing as a neutral therapist Picture Quote #1

Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue Picture Quote #1

Beauty has been democratised. No longer the preserve of movie stars and models but available to all. But while the invitation to beauty is welcomed, it has become not so much an option as an imperative Picture Quote #1

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The analyst’s psyche operates as a kind of... something to hold on to while somebody’s going through therapy, if they’re deconstructing their own psyche, if that’s cracking up in some way, or dissolving Picture Quote #1

Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it Picture Quote #1

No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our misfortune rather than simply the recipient of it Picture Quote #1

I’ve always felt very sympathetic from the first days of writing about women that, whatever the woman, whether she is trying to be a woman in the conventional sense or breaking the boundaries, those struggles are quite difficult Picture Quote #1

I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update Picture Quote #1

Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it’s not merely about being oppositional, because that’s too negative Picture Quote #1

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When I was growing up, one or two girls were beautiful, but it was not an aspiration, right? Picture Quote #1

We accept there’s an emotional aspect to life. But we’re not very developed in our ways of understanding it Picture Quote #1

There are so many young women who tip over into being a facsimile: they don’t really inhabit their lives or their bodies Picture Quote #1

The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue Picture Quote #1

In my mum’s day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn’t start at six and go on until you’re 75, right? Picture Quote #1

If I were afraid of wrinkles, I’d probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them Picture Quote #1

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Fat is a way of saying no to powerlessness and self-denial (Susie Orbach Quotes) Dare to be as physically robust and varied as you always were (Susie Orbach Quotes) From a child’s point of view, there is rarely a great time for parents to separate, even if there has been a lot of commotion and fighting. (Susie Orbach Quotes) ... within every form of oppression lies the seeds of liberation (Susie Orbach Quotes) We know that ever woman wants to be thin. Our images of womanhood are almost synonymous with thinness (Susie Orbach Quotes) Boys, young men, men of all ages are being captivated by the new visual grammar which pushes men to pout and posture (Susie Orbach Quotes) Consumer society tantalises us. We then try within ourselves to control the needs that are being constantly stimulated (Susie Orbach Quotes) Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it’s not merely about being oppositional, because that’s too negative. (Susie Orbach Quotes) We accept there’s an emotional aspect to life. But we’re not very developed in our ways of understanding it. (Susie Orbach Quotes) Our idea of a healthy body is so destabilised that insecure people have come to bolster their own bodies by deeming others - those with fat bodies - less worthy, less capable and less employable. (Susie Orbach Quotes) I’m a therapist and that fascinates people because they think I carry secrets (Susie Orbach Quotes) I’m the sort of person who likes to undo everything (Susie Orbach Quotes) I think it is one of the capacities of human beings, to create style (Susie Orbach Quotes) Bodies are becoming our personal mission to tame, extend and perfect (Susie Orbach Quotes) Celebrity culture is something that pains me (Susie Orbach Quotes) There is no such thing as a neutral therapist (Susie Orbach Quotes) Fat is a social disease, and fat is a feminist issue (Susie Orbach Quotes) Beauty has been democratised. No longer the preserve of movie stars and models but available to all. But while the invitation to beauty is welcomed, it has become not so much an option as an imperative (Susie Orbach Quotes) The analyst’s psyche operates as a kind of... something to hold on to while somebody’s going through therapy, if they’re deconstructing their own psyche, if that’s cracking up in some way, or dissolving (Susie Orbach Quotes) Public intellectuals come from a range of areas and use their expertise to comment more widely than just their field. They want to make a contribution to public space, and they stick their necks out to do it (Susie Orbach Quotes) No one likes to feel helpless. We find it psychologically unbearable and inside ourselves we may try to make ourselves part author of our misfortune rather than simply the recipient of it (Susie Orbach Quotes) I’ve always felt very sympathetic from the first days of writing about women that, whatever the woman, whether she is trying to be a woman in the conventional sense or breaking the boundaries, those struggles are quite difficult (Susie Orbach Quotes) I wish we could treat our bodies as the place we live from, rather than regard it as a place to be worked on, as though it were a disagreeable old kitchen in need of renovation and update (Susie Orbach Quotes) Being able to provoke a different point of view to the standard current ideological or political perspective as played out in conventional newspaper or radio reportage is what a public intellectual does. But it’s not merely about being oppositional, because that’s too negative (Susie Orbach Quotes) When I was growing up, one or two girls were beautiful, but it was not an aspiration, right? (Susie Orbach Quotes) We accept there’s an emotional aspect to life. But we’re not very developed in our ways of understanding it (Susie Orbach Quotes) There are so many young women who tip over into being a facsimile: they don’t really inhabit their lives or their bodies (Susie Orbach Quotes) The insistence that the commercialisation of the body is a fit subject for political discussion and intervention is well overdue (Susie Orbach Quotes) In my mum’s day, you needed to be beautiful for a very short time to catch your man. It didn’t start at six and go on until you’re 75, right? (Susie Orbach Quotes) If I were afraid of wrinkles, I’d probably be hiding in a cupboard, because I have a lot of them (Susie Orbach Quotes)

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