Peter Masters > Quotes

“The only difficulty with this, is that nothing can be completely forgotten. Every single thing that happens to us makes its mark on our minds and, even if we consciously cannot recall it, it will still influence us to some—possibly minor or possibly major—extent.”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book

“In other words, I like control. Not just being in control, but the awareness of control, the feel of control, and the ability to manipulate control itself.”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book

“I'm a sadist at heart, and I have learned that one of the cruelest things you can do to someone is to teach them something, and thereby cause them to question their ignorance and long-held beliefs.”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book

“Feelings’ in worship should be our response to things we understand and appreciate in our minds.”
― Peter Masters, Worship in the Melting Pot

“In the same way, a Mother is just a woman until something happens—a child appears, or a member of the family becomes sick—which triggers the Mother-nurturer predisposition. Although some predispositions—like the two I just mentioned—are typically associated with a particular gender,”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book

“Many of the things which shape our subconscious come from our environment—from the behaviour of family, friends, peers and from others in all the rest of our society. This general shaping influence is what directs our energies and inclinations towards activities and ideas of which our micro- and macro-societies "approve". They are, behaviourally speaking, positively reinforced.”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book

“the group needs to readily accept the choices and the direction of the dominant members.”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book

“So, for example, it's usually easier to arouse the Warrior or Fighter in a man than in a woman.”
― Peter Masters, The Control Book