I have come to think of this humanist trend in psychology as a revolution in the truest, oldest sense of the word; the sense in which Galileo, Darwin, Einstein, Freud and Marx made revolutions, i.e. new ways of perceiving and…

Quote by Abraham Maslow

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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...

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically...

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could...

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.

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...

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like...

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like...

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.

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack...

Innocence can be redefined and called stupidity. Honesty can be called gullibility. Candor becomes lack...

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even...

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even...

If you love the truth, you'll trust it - that is, you will expect it...

If you love the truth, you'll trust it - that is, you will expect it...

During all my first twenty years, I was depressed, terribly unhappy, lonely, isolated (and self-rejecting).

During all my first twenty years, I was depressed, terribly unhappy, lonely, isolated (and self-rejecting).

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...

We may define therapy as a search for value.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

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...

When all you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail.

When all you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail.

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...

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...

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

It will work. I am a marketing genius.

It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any...

It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any...

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it.

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed...

The only way we'll get freedom for ourselves is to identify ourselves with every oppressed...

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts

With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts