"Joy is the zest that you get out……" — Rollo May
"Joy is the zest that you get out of using your talents, your understanding, the totality of your being, for great aims...That's the kind of feeling that goes with creativity. That's why I say the courage to create. Creation does not come out of simply what you're born with. That must be united with your courage, both of which cause anxiety, but also great joy."
—
Rollo May
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
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…
-
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…
-
What is courage? This courage will not be the opposite of despair. We shall often be faced with despair, as…
See all 154 quotes by Rollo May »
More Aim Quotes
This quote is filed under Aim Quotes,
one of 1,830 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
-
The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
-
Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
— Aristotle
-
Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
-
Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of…
— Benigno Aquino III
-
If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
-
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
-
Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
— Jane Austen
-
The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
-
A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
-
Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
-
Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
— Jacques Barzun
See all 1,830 Aim Quotes »