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)
ROLLO MAYAll 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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In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.
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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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The first thing necessary for a constructive dealing with time is to learn to live in the reality of the present moment. For psychologically speaking, this present moment is all we have.
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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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Understanding and love require a wisdom that comes only with age.
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The hallmark of courage in our age of conformity is the capacity to stand on one’s own convictions – not obstinately or defiantly
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To believe fully and at the same moment to have doubts is not at all a contradiction: it presupposes a greater respect for truth, an awareness that truth always goes beyond anything that can be said or done at any given moment.
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This is what makes heroism so important: it reflects our own sense of identity and from this our own heroism is molded.
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Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
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The purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free.
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Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. We cannot know at the outset how the relationship will affect us. Like a chemical mixture, if one of us is changed, both of us will be. Will we grow in self-actualization, or will it destroy us?
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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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Vanity and narcissism – the compulsive need to be admired and praised – undermine one’s courage, for one then fights on someone else’s conviction rather than one’s own.
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People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day to day.
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The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
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