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

Quote by Abraham Maslow

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 may define therapy as a search for value.

We may define therapy as a search for value.

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We...

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We...

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...

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...

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...

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

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...

Man is ultimately not molded or shaped into humanness. The environment does not give him...

Man is ultimately not molded or shaped into humanness. The environment does not give him...

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

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

Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able...

Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able...

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem...

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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 youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

The youth, intoxicated with his admiration of a hero, fails to see, that it is...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...

A young man's ambition is to get along in the world and make a place...