Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.
Rollo May
Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood; it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.
Rollo May
Depression is the inability to construct a future.
Rollo May
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
Rollo May
Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.
Rollo May
If we admit our depression openly and freely, those around us get from it an experience of freedom rather than the depression itself.
Rollo May
If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.
Rollo May
It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.
Rollo May
It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
Rollo May
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
Rollo May
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.
Rollo May
The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt.
Rollo May
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Type:
Psychologist
Date of Birth:
1909-04-21
Year of Death:
1994
Nationality:
American |
