Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.

Quote by Abraham Maslow

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The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will...

The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will...

The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their...

The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their...

If both the physiological and the safety needs are fairly well gratified, then there will...

If both the physiological and the safety needs are fairly well gratified, then there will...

What conditions of work, what kinds of work, what kinds of management, and what kinds...

What conditions of work, what kinds of work, what kinds of management, and what kinds...

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a...

A child wants some kind of undisrupted routine or rhythm. He seems to want a...

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.

A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will...

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will...

I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in...

I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in...

It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything...

It is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything...

I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.

I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.

If you treat your children at home in the same way you treat your animals...

If you treat your children at home in the same way you treat your animals...

There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the...

There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the...

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he...

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he...

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The growing tip is a small proportion of mankind. They will carry on. As a...

The growing tip is a small proportion of mankind. They will carry on. As a...

Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.

Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.