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Rollo May quotes

American Psychologist April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994

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Artistic symbols and myths speak out of the primordial, preconscious realm of the mind which is powerful and chaotic. Both symbol and myth are ways of bringing order and form into this chaos. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding,..."
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. Rollo May
It is highly significant and indeed almost a rule, that moral courage has its source in such identification through one's own sensitivity with suffering of one's fellow human beings." (p. 16-17) Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not..."
If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the..."
Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own..."
Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves. Rollo May
Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell. Rollo May
Indeed, compulsive and rigid moralism arises in given persons precisely as the result of a lack of sense of being. Rigid moralism is a compensatory mechanism by which the individual persuades himself to take over the external sanctions because he has no fundamental assurance that his own choices have any sanction of their own Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "It is interesting to note how many of the great scientific..."
It is interesting to note how many of the great scientific discoveries begin as myths. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's..."
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is..."
The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we do..."
Technology is the knack of so arranging the world that we do not experience it. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "One does not become fully human painlessly."
One does not become fully human painlessly. Rollo May
Rollo May quote: "A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths..."
A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence. Rollo May
There can be no stronger proof of the impoverishment of our contemporary culture than the popular - though profoundly mistaken - definition of myth as falsehood. Rollo May

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