What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualizat ion.

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

The chicken came first - God would look silly sitting on an egg.

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.

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.

Human nature has been sold short...[humans have] a higher nature which...includes the need for meaningful work, for responsibility, for creativeness, for being fair and just, for doing what is worthwhile and for preferring to do it well.

Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important non-evil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.