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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Recall how often in human history the saint and the rebel have be the same person. (p. 35)
More Rollo May Quotes
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The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct. Nature and being are identical in creatures like them. But a man or woman becomes fully human only by his or her choices and his or her commitment to them.
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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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Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
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All people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in this task of life.
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Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.
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The amazing thing about love is that it is the best way to get to know ourselves.
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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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Creativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.
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Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable. This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it’s conformity.
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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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It is dangerous to know, but it is more dangerous not to know.
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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 world be damned!” Leaders have always been the ones to stand against the society – Socrates, Christ, Freud, all the way down the line.
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