"Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity……" — Rollo May

"Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act."

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154 Quotes by Rollo May

Rollo May has 154 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Beauty is the experience that gives us a sense of joy and a sense of peace simultaneously.
What anxiety means is it's as though the world is knocking at your door, and you need to create, you…
Joy is the zest that you get out of using your talents, your understanding, the totality of your being, for…
Whatever sphere we may be in, there is a profound joy in the realization that we are helping to form…
All people are struggling to be creative in some way, and the artist is the one who has succeeded in…
Creativity occurs as an act of encounter, and is to be understood with this encounter at the center.
Something is born, comes into being, something which did not exist before - which is as good a definition of…
We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to…
We express our being by creating. Creativity is a necessary sequel to being.
The individual human is still the creature who can wonder, who can be enchanted by a sonata, who can place…
Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.
Love is generally confused with dependence; but in point of fact, you can love only in proportion to your capacity…

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More Accurate Quotes

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All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. — Richard Avedon
In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate. — Michelle Bachelet
Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate… — Gregory Bateson
To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine. — Max Beerbohm
An accurate knowledge of the past of a country is necessary for everyone who would understand its present, and who… — Annie Besant
I move on stage differently. The more you act, anyway, the more you live, your perception of life becomes more… — Juliette Binoche
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe. — Claudia Black
Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in… — John O. Brennan
Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to… — Herman Cain
My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate. — Alastair Campbell
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I try never to focus on the radio, just find great songs, find emotion and just write the best songs… — Gary Allan

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