Whereas the average individuals "often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are," self-actualizing individuals have "superior awareness of their own impulses, desires, opinions, and subjective reactions in general."

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.

I can feel guilty about the past, Apprehensive about the future,but only in the present can I act.The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

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

Human beings seem to be far more autonomous and self-governed than modern psychological theory allows for.

Only the flexibly creative person can really manage the future, Only the one who can face novelty with confidence and without fear.

Man has his future within him, dynamically alive at this present moment.