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Psychologist

Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist born on April 1, 1908, and died on June 8, 1970. He was a pioneer in humanistic psychology and proposed Maslow's hierarchy of needs, which had a profound impact on the field of psychology.

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Famous Abraham Maslow Quotes

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

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“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.”

Source: Future visions: the unpublished papers of Abraham Maslow

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

“The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.”

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“The key question isn't "What fosters creativity?" But why in God's name isn't everyone creative? Where was the human potential lost? How was it crippled? I think therefore a good question might not be why do people create? But why do people not create or innovate? We have got to abandon that sense of amazement in the face of creativity, as if it were a miracle that anybody created anything.”

People Ifs Thinking Inspirational Humans Might Faces Names Lost Creativity Creative Keys Miracle Abandon Amazement Crippled Human Potential Inspire Creativity Good Questions

Book:The Maslow Business Reader

Source: The Maslow Business Reader

“What one can be, one must be!”

Inspirational Military Mindset

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“...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.”

Inspirational Faith Found Lessons Ordinary Sacred Neighbor Daily Life Family And Friends Backyards Neighbors Friends

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“Self-actualizing people must be what they can be.”

People Inspirational Self

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“Self-actualizing people have a deep feeling of identification, sympathy, and affection for human beings in general. They feel kinship and connection, as if all people were members of a single family.”

People Ifs Inspirational Feels Humans Self Feelings Motivation Human Beings Self Help Personality Evolution Members Connections Affection Identification Kinship Deep Feeling

Author:Abraham Maslow

About the Author

Born: April 1, 1908
Died: June 8, 1970
Known for: Psychologist
Quotes: 157

Books & Sources

Toward a Psychology of BeingRelated source material

The Maslow Business ReaderRelated source material

Motivation and PersonalityRelated source material

Maslow on managementRelated source material

A Theory of Human MotivationRelated source material

Future visions: the unpublished papers of Abraham MaslowRelated source material

On Dominance, Self-Esteem, and Self-ActualizationRelated source material

American politics and humanistic psychologyRelated source material

The healthy personality: readingsRelated source material

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