Abraham Maslow Quotes

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

We fear our highest possibility. We are generally afraid to become that which we can glimpse in our most perfect moments.

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

Secrecy, censorship, dishonesty, and blocking of communication threaten all the basic needs.

A positive self image and healthy self esteem is based on approval, acceptance and recognition from others; but also upon actual accomplishments, achievements and success upon the realistic self confidence which ensues.

To make the growth choice instead of the fear choice a dozen times a day is to move a dozen times a day towards self-actualisation.

One can go back toward safety or forward toward growth.

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.

Language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.

One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.

We do what we are and we are what we do.