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

The spiritual life is part of the human essence. It is a defining characteristic of human nature, without which human nature is not fully human.

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

My feeling is that the concept of creativeness and the concept of the healthy, self actualizing, fully human person seem to be coming closer and closer together, and may perhaps turn out to be the same thing

Let people realize clearly that every time they threaten someone or humiliate or unnecessarily hurt or dominate or reject another human being, they become forces for the creation of psychopathology, even if these be small forces. Let them recognize that every person who is kind, helpful, decent, psychologically democratic, affectionate, and warm, is a psychotheraputic force, even though a small one.

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.

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