In any given moment we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety. Abraham Maslow View this quote
Man has his future within him, dynamically alive at this present moment. Abraham Maslow
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Man is a perpetually wanting animal. Abraham Maslow
Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation. Abraham Maslow
Most people experience both tragedy and joy in varying proportions. Any philosophy which leaves out either cannot be considered to be comprehensive. Abraham Maslow
My feeling is that the concept of creativeness and the concept of the healthy, self actualizing, fully human person seem to be coming closer and closer together, and may perhaps turn out to be the same thing. Abraham Maslow
No psychological health is possible unless this essential care of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by himself. Abraham Maslow
Not allowing people to go through their pain, and protecting them from it, may turn out to be a kind of over-protection, which in turn implies a certain lack of respect for the integrity and the intrinsic nature and the future development of the individual. Abraham Maslow
Obviously the most beautiful fate, the most wonderful good fortune that can happen to any human being, is to be paid for doing that which he passionately loves to do. Abraham Maslow
One cannot choose wisely for a life unless he dares to listen to himself, his own self, at each moment of his life. Abraham Maslow
Only the flexibly creative person can really manage the future, Only the one who can face novelty with confidence and without fear. Abraham Maslow
American psychologist
April 1st, 1908 - June 8th, 1970