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

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem.

You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.

All of life is education and everybody is a teacher and everybody is forever a pupil.

I can feel guilty about the past, Apprehensive about the future,but only in the present can I act.The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

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.

The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.

God doesn't promise us a perfect life. He promises us a perfect eternity.

I live quietly at home among my family and friends.

People are always calling me a mirror and if a mirror looks into a mirror, what is there to see?

I have never met a dog I couldn't help; however, I have met humans who weren't willing to change.

A book can change the world... Every book a child reads creates new neurons in that child's brain.

Love with its paraphernalia of sexuality, jealousy, nostalgia and exaltation was easier to reognize than friendship, which seemed to have (excepting athletic equipment) no paraphernalia at all.

The eye is made to see and not to think.... A good photograph is a surprise. How could we plan and foresee a surprise? We just have to be ready.

The mob has no ruler more potent than superstition.

I am left alone on the surface of a turning planet.

The acceptance of certain realities doesn't preclude idealism. It can lead to certain breakthroughs.