So courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
ROLLO MAYCreativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.
More Rollo May Quotes
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Deeds of violence in our society are performed largely by those trying to establish their self-esteem, to defend their self-image, and to demonstrate that they, too, are significant.
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The one thing we can be certain of is that if we let ourselves fully into the relationship for good or evil, we will not come out unaffected.
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Mass communication–wonder as it may be technologically and something to be appreciated and valued–presents us wit a serious daner, the danger of conformism, due to the fact that we all view the same things at the same time in all the cities of the country. (p. 73)
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Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.
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Depression is the inability to construct a future.
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When you are completely absorbed or caught up in something, you become oblivious to things around you, or to the passage of time. It is this absorption in what you are doing that frees your unconscious and releases your creative imagination.
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A person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.
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It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.
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I learned that healing and cure are active processes in which I myself needed to participate.
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Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.
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There is nobody who totally lacks the courage to change.
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One central need in life is to fulfill its own potential.
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Freedom is man’s capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
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The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
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People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day to day.
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