The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side... It has revealed to us much about man's shortcomings, his illnesses, his sins, but little about his potentialities, his virtues, his achievable aspirations or his psychological health... We must find out what psychology might be if it could free itself from the stultifying effects of limited, pessimistic and stingy preoccupations with human nature.

It isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.

Boys will be boys as long as there are no girls in the picture.

A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues.

What shall we think of a well-adjusted slave?

We must remember that knowledge of one’s own deep nature is also simultaneously knowledge of human nature in general.

To make the growth choice instead of the fear choice a dozen times a day is to move a dozen times a day towards self-actualisation.