William Glasser

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.

William Glasser

Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, or perhaps later in life, yes when we should say no.

William Glasser

Unlike the weak, the strong neither give up nor are driven by pain into rash or stupid behavior. They don’t like pain any more than anyone else, but they are not willing to settle for short-term relief if it means reducing their options later.

William Glasser

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

William Glasser

Choice theory explains that, for all practical purposes, we choose everything we do.

William Glasser

Everybody needs one essential friend.

William Glasser

I think education is both using and improving knowledge and that changes the whole picture.

William Glasser

I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge.

William Glasser

If everyone could learn that what is right for me does not make it right for anyone else, the world would be a much happier place.

William Glasser

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement.

William Glasser