Ian Stevenson quotes

“In cases in which the related previous personality had committed suicide, the subject has shown an inclination to contemplate and threaten suicide.”
-- Ian Stevenson

Source : Ian Stevenson (1980). “Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation”, p.323, University of Virginia Press

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“Personality of reincarnating as Paulo was that of his deceased sister, Emilia. She made several suicidal attempts. Finally she took cyanide and died very quickly on October, 12, 1921." Joe Fisher continued the research: Emilia died "fourteen months before Paulo's birth. He took on Emilia's self destructive instincts. Paulo made several attempts to kill himself before committing suicide on September 5, 1966 by setting himself on fire.”
-- Ian Stevenson

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“Difficulties arise when reported observations seem to conflict with 'facts' that the majority of scientists accept as established and immutable. Scientists tend to reject conflicting observations.....Nevertheless, the history of science shows that new observations and theories can eventually prevail.”
-- Ian Stevenson

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“Reincarnation, at least as I conceive it, does not nullify what we know about evolution and genetics. It suggests, however, that there may be two streams of evolution -- the biological one and a personal one -- and that during terrestrial lives these streams may interact.”
-- Ian Stevenson

Source : Ian Stevenson, M.D. (2000). “Children Who Remember Previous Lives: A Question of Reincarnation, rev. ed.”, p.12, McFarland

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“The most promising evidence bearing on reincarnation seems to come from the spontaneous cases, especially among children.”
-- Ian Stevenson

Source : Ian Stevenson (1980). “Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation”, p.3, University of Virginia Press

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“At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.”

“I always said I was never gonna be an entertainer, Suicide was never supposed to be entertainment.”

“Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?”

“The readers who commited suicide after reading 'Werther' were not ideal but merely sentimental readers.”

“I myself and my wife - in order to escape the disgrace of deposition or capitulation - choose death. It is our wish to be burnt immediately on the spot where I have carried out the greatest part of my daily work in the course of a twelve years' service to my people.”

“... ah, one favor: if he telephones again, tell him it's no use, that I've gone out ...”

“By suicide I introduce my design in nature, I shall for the first time give things the shape of my will ... now I choose the direction of my thought and the direction of my faculties, my tendencies, my reality.”

“I'm not glorifying it at all, I'm just basically telling you that sometimes I have suicidal thoughts. And maybe I should seek help, or maybe it's not that deep.”

“Basic personality traits develop early in life and over time become inviolable, hardwired. Most people learn little from experience, rarely thinking of adjusting their behavior, see problems as emanating from those around them, and keep on doing what they do in spite of everything, for better or worse.”

Source : A. S. A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife: A Novel”, p.18, Penguin

“The inspired moment may sometimes be described as a kind of hallucinatory state of mind: one half of the personality emotes and dictates while the other half listens and notates. The half that listens has better look the other way, had better simulate a half attention only, for the half that dictates is easily disgruntled and avenges itself for too close inspection by fading entirely away.”

Source : Aaron Copland (1980). “Music and Imagination”, p.43, Harvard University Press