No psychological health is possible unless this essential care of the person is fundamentally accepted, loved and respected by others and by himself.

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.

All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated and well supported in logic and argument than others.

The human race has the power right now to destroy itself. Jesus Christ is going to save us from ourselves.

Never give up on walking right. Something you have to remember is that God’s fulfilled promises take patience and faith! Having faith believes in not what you SEE but what you BELIEVE.

A bad marriage is like an electrical thrilling machine: it makes you dance, but you can't let go.

The reality is that the shows kind of disconnect from the songs a little bit. You're playing the songs, but they take on a life of their own.

They who humble themselves before knowledge of any kind generally end up the wiser and as voices with something meaningful to say.

I'm a writer, and what I do is write. I wasn't able to do anything else.

I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion.

[To Bonaparte, when asked why she meddled in politics:] Sire, when women have their heads cut off, it is but just they should know the reason.

My dream was to play Major League baseball. I've lived that dream.