John Sarno Quotes & Sayings

Christians should not be hostile, they should not hate, they should not judge, and they should not condemn. But they also must not shy away from real Truth and real Christianity. Just because so many have "itching ears" and "will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions" does not mean Christians should be willing to scratch that itch. — Erick Erickson

A knowledgeable physical therapist can slowly build up patients' confidence by reassuring them that there is no structural problem and reminding them of the physiologic reason for the pain. — John E. Sarno

Acknowledging the important role of the emotions in health and illness, medicine must reexamine its concepts of disease causation. — John E. Sarno

When a chief executive says, 'people are our most important asset' he (almost always 'he' since by 2008, only 12 of the Fortune 500 companies had CEOs who were women)is really speaking of a small percentage of the firm's employees. Everyone else is merely labor cost. — John J. Sarno

At a time of massive inequality, I think we can raise substantial sums of revenue to address the needs of working families, the elderly, and the children, by asking those people who are doing phenomenally well to start paying their fair share. — Bernie Sanders

Surgery is a powerful placebo, perhaps the ultimate placebo. The effectiveness of a placebo is directly proportional to the impression it makes on the patient's subconscious mind. — John E. Sarno

There's nothing like a little physical pain to keep your mind off your emotional problems. — John E. Sarno

These powerbrokers, which bomb innocent countries and slaughter people, and, you know, pump the food chain full of garbage and just everything else they do, it's probably something fun for them. They really get off on being bad little boys. — Alex Jones

It is highly unlikely that a structural derangement could produce pain equal in severity to acute muscle spasm. — John E. Sarno

I want to do something crazy for a part - something I'd never even consider in real life. — Kate Mara

Our diagnosis and treatment of of tension myositis syndrome represent yet another instance of what is possible when the power of the mind is mobilized for healing the body. It's not magic; it is as scientific as the appropriate use of antibiotics, for science encompasses everything that is true in nature. — John E. Sarno

We must learn to recognize nature's truths even though we don't understand them, for some of those truths may still be beyond the ability of the human mind to comprehend. What we need is a compound prescription of humility, imagination, devotion to the truth and, above all, confidence in the eternal wisdom of nature. — John E. Sarno

As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession. — Belle Boyd

There are days when I am haunted by a feeling that is blacker than the blackest melancholy. I have a contempt for humanity. I despise the people I have been fated to call my contemporaries. I feel suffocated by their filthy breath. — Friedrich Nietzsche

It is perfectly acceptable to have a physical problem in our culture, but people tend to shy away from anything that has to do with the emotions. — John E. Sarno

It is clear that corporate America has an obligation to create a fairer, more equitable, more sustainable economy for no other reason than self-preservation. — John J. Sarno

Most doctors are uncomfortable with medical conditions that have a psychological basis. — John E. Sarno

It is my impression that 'pain-killing' drugs improve the patient's mood rather than take away the pain. — John E. Sarno