Fortunately, however, we no longer have to argue that self -love is not only necessary and good but that it also is a prerequisite for loving others.
ROLLO MAYOne of the easiest ways to be irresponsible about power is to forget you have it.
More Rollo May Quotes
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In my clinical experience, the greatest block to a person’s development is his having to take on a way of life which is not rooted in his own powers.
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Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell.
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It is dangerous to know, but it is more dangerous not to know.
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What if imagination and art are not frosting at all, but the fountainhead of human experience?
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A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence.
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Depression is the inability to construct a future.
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One of the few blessings of living in an age of anxiety is that we are forced to become aware of ourselves.
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So courage makes possible all the psychological virtues. Without courage other values wither away into mere facsimiles of virtue.
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Religion is whatever the individual takes to be his ultimate concern. One’s religious attitude is to be found at that point where he has a conviction that there are values in human existence worth living and dying for.
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A mien which seems to say, “You are looking at somebody now.” For this inner sense of worth that comes with being in love does not seem to depend essentially on whether the love is returned or not.
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One of the easiest ways to be irresponsible about power is to forget you have it.
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Creativity is the process of bringing something new into being. Creativity requires passion and commitment. It brings to our awareness what was previously hidden and points to new life. The experience is one of heightened consciousness: ecstasy.
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When people feel their insignificance as individual persons, they also suffer an undermining of their sense of human responsibility.
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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 by day. These decisions require courage.
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