We can consider the process of healthy growth to be a never ending series of free choice situations, confronting each individual at every point throughout his life, in which he must choose between the delights of safety and growth, dependence and independence, regression and progression, immaturity and maturity.

People are not evil; they are schlemiels.

Every person is, in part, 'his own project' and makes himself.

Self-actualizing people have a deep feeling of identification, sympathy, and affection for human beings in general. They feel kinship and connection, as if all people were members of a single family.

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.

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.

In order for us to become truly happy, that which we can become, we must become.