The reactance formulation, because of its articulation in terms of specific freedoms. . . provides insights into control motivation. . . Reactance theory conceives a modest form of control motivation. Reactance is directed toward the restoration of threatened or lost freedoms, and it is therefore (a) specific rather than general, and (b) reactive rather than proactive.
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The human head is bigger than the globe. It conceives itself as containing more. It can think and rethink itself and ourselves from any desired point outside the gravitational pull of the earth. It starts by writing one thing and later reads itself as something else. The human head is monstrous.
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Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so, but because he freely conceives it, wants it, and loves it.
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only an aching heart Conceives a changeless work of art.
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The mind conceives with pain, but it brings forth with delight.
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America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but can think of nothing to do when it gets there.
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We should realize that man has not only a mind which conceives thoughts, but also a heart which can put them into practice.
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America is a nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but it can think of nothing to do once it gets there.
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