It is that the individual has within him or herself vast resources for self-understanding, for altering the self-concept basic attitudes, and his… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
We in the West seem to have made a fetish out of complete individual self-sufficiency, of not needing help, of being completely… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
Facilitative attitudes (and skills) can help a therapist gain entry into the group Freedom from a desire to control the outcome, and… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
I have come to think that one of the most satisfying experiences I know — and also one of the most growth-promoting… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
Growth occurs when individuals confront problems, struggle to master them, and through that struggle develop new aspects of their skills, capacities, views… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
An empathic way of being can be learned from empathic persons. Perhaps the most important statement of all is that the ability… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
The sense of community does not arise out of collective movement, nor from conforming to some group direction. Quite the contrary. Each… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
I believe I know why it is satisfying to me to hear someone. When I can really hear someone, it puts me… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
One of the most satisfying experiences I know is fully to appreciate an individual in the same way I appreciate a sunset.… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
Allowance of the freedom of choices in direction, either for the group or individuals particularly in the near future. — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
"Freedom, individualism, authenticity and being yourself so long as you don't hurt another's physical person or property: The creative process is the… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
A second characteristic of the process which for me is the good life, is that it involves an increasingly tendency to live fully in… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
Each person is an island unto himself, in a very real sense; and he can only build bridges to other islands if he is… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried. — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
The genuinely significant creation, whether an idea, or a work of art, or a scientific discovery, is most likely to be seen at first… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
Adults who think that children must be manipulated for their own good have developed the attitude of a controlling parent who lacks faith in… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
The state of empathy, or being empathic, is to perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the emotional components… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
In a person who is open to experience each stimulus is freely relayed through the nervous system, without being distorted by any process of… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
It is that the individual has within him or herself vast resources for self-understanding, for altering the self-concept basic attitudes, and his or her… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
We in the West seem to have made a fetish out of complete individual self-sufficiency, of not needing help, of being completely private except… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
I think my deepest criticism of the educational system . . . is that it's all based upon a distrust of the student. Don't… — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. — Carl Rogers Copy Share Image
