Whenever we think of ourselves as doing something for someone else, we are in some way denying our own responsibility. Whatever we do is done because we choose to do it, and we make that choice because it is the one that satisfies us the most.
M. Scott PeckSince true listening involves a setting aside of the self, it also temporarily involves a total acceptance of the others. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will feel less and less vulnerable, and more and more inclined to open up the inner recesses of his or her mind to the listener. As this happens, speaker and listener begin to appreciate each other more and more, and the dance of love is begun again.
M. Scott PeckThe will to grow is, in essence, the same phenomenon as love. Genuinely loving people are, by definition, growing people.
M. Scott PeckConsciousness is the foundation of all thinking; and thinking is the foundation of all consciousness.
M. Scott Peck