Creativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.
ROLLO MAYCreativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.
More Rollo May Quotes
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The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face.
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Recall how often in human history the saint and the rebel have be the same person. (p. 35)
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However it may be confounded or covered up or counterfeited, this elemental capacity to fight against injustice remains the distinguishing characteristic of human beings.
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A person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.
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There can be no stronger proof of the impoverishment of our contemporary culture than the popular – though profoundly mistaken – definition of myth as falsehood.
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Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
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People only change when it becomes too dangerous to stay the way they are.
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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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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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Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one’s identity as a being of worth and dignity.
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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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Suffering is nature’s way of indicating a mistaken attitude or way of behavior, and to the nonegocentric person every moment of suffering is the opportunity for growth. People should rejoice in suffering, strange as it sounds, for this is a sign of the availability of energy to transform their characters.
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Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.
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Love is generally confused with dependence; but in point of fact, you can love only in proportion to your capacity for independence.
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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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