"We fear our highest possibility. We are generally……" — Abraham Maslow
"We fear our highest possibility. We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments."
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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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There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There…
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Creativity is a characteristic given to all human beings at birth.
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What kind of guilt comes from being true to yourself but not to others?. As we have seen, being true…
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The emotional reaction in the peak experience has a special flavor of wonder, of awe, of reverence, of humility and…
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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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As one studies these preconditions, one becomes saddened by the ease with which human potentiality can be destroyed or repressed,…
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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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[Concerning] the usual contempt with which an orthodox analytic group treats all outsiders and strangers ... I urge you to…
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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Women's Lib? Oh, I'm afraid it doesn't interest me one bit. I've been so liberated it hurts.
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I am not finding pregnancy much of a joy. I am afraid of childbirth, but I am afraid I can't…
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As a child, I was more afraid of tetanus shots than, for example, Dracula.
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I wasn't afraid to be laughed at or be loud.
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