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 theory of science which permits and encourages the exclusion of so much that is true and real and existent cannot be considered a comprehensive science.

The loss of illusions and the discovery of identity, though painful at first, can be ultimately exhilarating and strengthening.

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.

...the great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's backyard.

The major motivation theories by which most men live can lead them only to depression and cynicism.

You will either step forward into growth or you will step back into safety.