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…

— 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…

— Carl R. Rogers

“I believe that even our most abstract and philosophical views spring from an intensely personal base.”

— 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…

— Carl R. Rogers

“Each man must resolve within himself issues for which his society previously took full responsibility.”

— 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…

— Carl R. Rogers

“Das Persönliche ist das Allgmeine.”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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.…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Carl R. Rogers