Abraham Maslow

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

Abraham Maslow

Creative people are all there, totally immersed, fascinated and absorbed in the present, in the current situation, in the here-now, with the matter-in-hand.

Abraham Maslow

Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.

Abraham Maslow

Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.

Abraham Maslow

Education is learning to grow, learning what to grow toward, learning what is good and bad, learning what is desirable and undesirable, learning what to choose and what not to choose.

Abraham Maslow

False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment, anger and hopelessness.

Abraham Maslow

Fear of knowing is very deeply a fear of doing.

Abraham Maslow

Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.

Abraham Maslow

Good psychology should include all the methodological techniques, without having loyalty to one method, one idea, or one person.

Abraham Maslow

Human beings seem to be far more autonomous and self-governed than modern psychological theory allows for.

Abraham Maslow