When we are dealing with human beings, no truth has reality by itself; it is always dependent upon the reality of the immediate relationship.
ROLLO MAYWhen I fall in love, I feel more valuable and I treat myself with more care. We have all observed the hesitant adolescent, uncertain of himself, who, when he or she falls in love, suddenly walks with a certain inner assuredness and confidence/
More Rollo May Quotes
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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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Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem.
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Apathy adds up, in the long run, to cowardice.
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One central need in life is to fulfill its own potential.
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Memory is not just the imprint of the past time upon us; it is the keeper of what is meaningful for our deepest hopes and fears.
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Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.
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The ultimate error is the refusal to look evil in the face.
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One of the easiest ways to be irresponsible about power is to forget you have it.
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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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Does not the possibility or the power to do something about the situation at hand confer on one the responsibility to do it?
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A dynamic struggle goes on within a person between what he or she consciously thinks on the one hand and, on the other, some insight, some perspective that is struggling to be born.
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Beauty is the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace simultaneously.
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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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Creativity is neither the product of neurosis nor simple talent, but an intense courageous encounter with the Gods.
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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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