"As one studies these preconditions, one becomes saddened……" — Abraham Maslow
"As one studies these preconditions, one becomes saddened by the ease with which human potentiality can be destroyed or repressed, so that a fully-human person can seem like a miracle, so improbable a happening as to be awe-inspiring. And simultaneously one is heartened by the fact that self-actualizing persons do in fact exist, that they are therefore possible, that the gauntlet of dangers can be run, that the finish line can be crossed."
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135 Quotes by Abraham Maslow
Abraham Maslow has 135 quotes on this site.
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Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be.
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Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.
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Man has his future within him, dynamically alive at this present moment.
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Creativity is a characteristic given to all human beings at birth.
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One can go back toward safety or forward toward growth.
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Self-actualizing people must be what they can be.
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One cannot choose wisely for a life unless he dares to listen to himself, his own self, at each moment…
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I think the great livers, the people who are fully self-actualizing and alive, are the great givers.
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Self-actualizing people must be what they can be.
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In trying to express only those aspects of ourselves that we believe will guarantee us the acceptance of others, we…
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Whereas the average individuals "often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what…
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Life could be vastly improved if we could count our blessings as self-actualizing people can and do, and if we…
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When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.
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As a counselor, I have spoken with many people who want to know their spiritual gifts. They come hoping for…
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My feeling is that the concept of creativeness and the concept of the healthy, self actualizing, fully human person seem…
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The creative process must be explored... as the expression of the normal people in the act of actualizing themselves.
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Self-responsibility is the core quality of the fully mature, fully functioning, self-actualizing individual.
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