As Carl Rogers, one of the founders of humanistic…

“The contribution of humanistic psychology to better relationships is recognized by the inclusion of Carl Rogers, whose influential book reminds us that relationships cannot…

— Tom Butler-Bowdon

The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

— Carl Rogers

It is a curious paradox that precisely in proportion to our own intellectual weakness will be our credulity, to those mysterious powers assumed by…

— Charles Caleb Colton

“There is a curious paradox that no one can explain. Who understands the secret of the reaping of the grain? Who understands why Spring…

— Tom Jones

“Tim Kasser: ‘The heyday of humanistic psychology was in the 1960s and 1970s, when Keynes dominated. But since the rise of neo-liberalism from the…

— James Davies

It is a curious paradox of human history that a doctrine that tells human beings to regard themselves as sacrificial animals has been accepted…

— Nathaniel Branden

“It seems to me to have value because the curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I change.”

— Carl R. Rogers

Perfectionism and optimalism are not distinct ways of being, an either-or choice, but rather they coexist in each person. And while we can move…

— Tal Ben-Shahar

“Humans never outgrow their need to connect with others, nor should they, but mature, truly individual people are not controlled by these needs. Becoming…

— Gabor Maté

Before every session, I take a moment to remember my humanity. There is no experience that this man has that I cannot share with…

— Rachel Naomi Remen

I practiced drawing all the time and became very interested in it. If I was at a meeting that wasn't getting anywhere - like…

— Richard P. Feynman

There were some great clinicians in the 20th century - great men. Freud was a genius; Jung was a genius, Carl Rogers was a…

— Jordan Peterson

:)So Micayla didn't quite understand the meaning of the word paradox, so like most things I struggle to understand or make sense of I…

— Micayla Ludick Basson

The great paradox of the civil rights revolution is that instead of enforcing and expanding equality before the law, the revolution created differential rights…

— Paul Craig Roberts

“I never use paradox. The statements I make are wearisome and obvious common sense. I have even been driven to the tedium of reading…

— G.K. Chesterton