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> [“It seems to me to have value because the curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I change.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/it-seems-to-me-to-have-value-because-the-curious-paradox-is-that-when/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

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## More by Carl R. Rogers

> [“I believe it will have become evident why, for me, adjectives such as happy, contented, blissful, enjoyable, do not seem quite appropriate to any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/i-believe-it-will-have-become-evident-why-for-me-adjectives-such-as/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“It was found in practice that when the examinations were conducted in a spirit which led up to conclusions which were bits of advice,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/it-was-found-in-practice-that-when-the-examinations-were-conducted-in/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“I believe that even our most abstract and philosophical views spring from an intensely personal base.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/i-believe-that-even-our-most-abstract-and-philosophical-views-spring/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“When I have been listened to and when I have been heard, I am able to re-perceive my world in a new way and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/when-i-have-been-listened-to-and-when-i-have-been-heard-i-am-able-to/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“Each man must resolve within himself issues for which his society previously took full responsibility.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/each-man-must-resolve-within-himself-issues-for-which-his-society/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“I have come to recognize that the reason I devote myself to research, and to the building of theory, is to satisfy a need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/i-have-come-to-recognize-that-the-reason-i-devote-myself-to-research/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“Das Persönliche ist das Allgmeine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/das-pers-nliche-ist-das-allgmeine/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“It seems to me to have value because the curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I change.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/it-seems-to-me-to-have-value-because-the-curious-paradox-is-that-when/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“When you are in psychological distress and someone really hears you without passing judgement on you, without trying to take responsibility for you, without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/when-you-are-in-psychological-distress-and-someone-really-hears-you/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“I am less and less a creature of influences in myself which operate beyond my ken in the realms of the unconscious. I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/i-am-less-and-less-a-creature-of-influences-in-myself-which-operate/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“With scientific discovery and invention proceeding, we are told, at the rate of geometric progression, a generally passive and culture-bound people cannot cope with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/with-scientific-discovery-and-invention-proceeding-we-are-told-at-the/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“Somewhere here I want to bring in a learning which has been most rewarding, because it makes me feel so deeply akin to others.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/somewhere-here-i-want-to-bring-in-a-learning-which-has-been-most/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [ “To be with another in this \[empathic\] way means that for the time being, you lay aside your own views and values in order… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/to-be-with-another-in-this-empathic-way-means-that-for-the-time-being/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

> [“The third facilitative aspect of the relationship is empathic understanding. This means that the therapist senses accurately the feelings and personal meanings that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-r-rogers/the-third-facilitative-aspect-of-the-relationship-is-empathic/)

[Carl R. Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-r-rogers/)

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