If you think only of evil, then you become pessimistic and hopeless like Freud. But if you think there is no evil, then you're just one more deluded Pollyanna. Abraham Maslow deludeevilfreud Change image and share on social
With my childhood, it's a wonder I'm not psychotic. I was the little Jewish boy in the non-Jewish neighborhood. It was a little like being the first Negro enrolled in the all-white school. I grew up in libraries and among books, without friends. Abraham Maslow bookboychildhood share on social
Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means money, status, privilege. Abraham Maslow dislikeexternalform Change image and share on social
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. Abraham Maslow despisedropgive Change image and share on social
Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation. Abraham Maslow changechildfather Change image and share on social
We may define therapy as a search for value. Abraham Maslow definesearchtherapy Change image and share on social
The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short. Abraham Maslow humanmanrace Change image and share on social
One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. Abraham Maslow failfailureking Change image and share on social
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth. Abraham Maslow dispassionateobjectivitypassion Change image and share on social
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. Abraham Maslow artistmakemusic Change image and share on social
