Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries: Quotes about life

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries is Dutch academic. Explore interesting quotes on life.
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“To some extent, of course, we're all impostors—we all play roles when on the stage of life, presenting a different public self than the private self we share with intimates, and morphing both selves as circumstances demand. Displaying a facade and misleading our audience are defensive behaviors learned early.”

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

Source: The Leader on the Couch, 2011, p. 16

Life , Behavior , Learning

“Fearing discovery of their “fraudulence,” they burden themselves with too much work to compensate for their lack of self-esteem and identity. Work/life balance is a meaningless concept to them.”

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

The Dangers of Feeling Like a Fake, 2005

Life , Fear

“To some extent, of course, we are all impostors. We play roles on the stage of life, presenting a public self that differs from the private self we share with intimates and morphing both selves as circumstances demand. Displaying a facade is part and parcel of the human condition. Indeed, one reason the feeling of being an impostor is so widespread is that society places enormous pressure on people to stifle their real selves.”

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

Similar quote in De Vries (2011; 16)
The Dangers of Feeling Like a Fake, 2005

Life , People , Feeling , Parting

“Despite the proven benefits of emotional intelligence, organizational life has typically been hostile to the inner world of feeling. Rationality is deemed superior to feeling, which can contaminate judgment. But without feeling there is no passion, and no action.”

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

General introduction
The Leader on the Couch, 2011

Life , Hostility , World , Feeling