We crave and fear becoming truly ourselves.
ABRAHAM MASLOWA stupid man behaves stupidly, not because he wants to, or tries to, or is motivated to, but simply because he is what he is.
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Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.
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If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I’d still swim. And I’d despise the one who gave up.
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The great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one’s daily life, in one’s neighbors, friends, and family, in one’s backyard.
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False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment, anger and hopelessness.
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Creativity is a characteristic given to all human beings at birth.
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Seeing is better than being blind, even when seeing hurts.
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In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety.
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The definition of the good society is one in which virtue pays.
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Be independent of the good opinion of other people.
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I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.
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What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be.
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What is life for? Life is for you.
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It isn’t normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.
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The most stable, and therefore, the most healthy self-esteem is based on deserved respect from others rather than on external fame or celebrity and unwarranted adulation.
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