Abraham Maslow

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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

— Abraham Maslow

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But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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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. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane. ↗

— Abraham Maslow

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