“There is, first, the desire for strength, for achievement, for adequacy, for confidence in the face of the world, and for independence and freedom. Secondly, we have what we may call the desire for reputation or prestige” WorldFirstsMayFacesDesireFameAchievementIndependenceReputationPrestigeIndependence And FreedomAdequacy Book:A Theory of Human Motivation Source: A Theory of Human Motivation
“Plateau experiencing can be achieved, learned, earned by long hard work.... A transient glimpse is certainly possible in the peak experiences which may, after all, come sometimes to anyone. But, so to speak, to take up residence on the high plateau .... that is another matter altogether. That tends to be a lifelong effort.” MayLongSometimesMatterHardSpeakEffortHard WorkGlimpseLifelongTransientResidencePeak Experiences Author:Abraham Maslow
“We may define therapy as a search for value.” MayValuesTherapyPeak Experiences Author:Abraham Maslow
“The sacred is in the ordinary...it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's own backyard...travel may be a flight from confronting the scared--this lesson can be easily lost. To be looking elsewhere for miracles is to me a sure sign of ignorance that everything is miraculous.” MayFoundLostIgnoranceLessonsOrdinaryMiracleSacredScaredNeighborFlightDaily LifeElsewhereFamily And FriendsMiraculousBackyardsConfrontingNeighbors Friends Author:Abraham Maslow
“Musicians must make music, artists must paint, poets must write if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves. What human beings can be, they must be. They must be true to their own nature. This need we may call self-actualization.” IfsNeedsWritingHumansMaySelfArtistMotivationPeaceHuman BeingsMusicVisionPoetPersonalityMusicianPaintBeing TrueSelf ActualizationActualizationMusic Artist Author:Abraham Maslow
“What kind of guilt comes from being true to yourself but not to others?. As we have seen, being true to yourself may at times intrinsically and necessarily be in conflict with being true to others.” KindMayEmotionConflictGuiltBeing TrueBe True To YourselfTrue To Yourself Book:The Maslow Business Reader Source: The Maslow Business Reader
“I may say that B-love, in a profound but testable sense, creates the partner. It gives him a self-image, it gives him self- acceptance, a feeling of love-worthiness, all of which permit him to grow. It is a real question whether the full development of the human being is possible without it.” LoveGivingHumansMayRealSelfFeelingsGrowsHuman BeingsAcceptanceDevelopmentProfoundPartnersSelf AcceptancePermitWorthinessReal Questions Author:Abraham Maslow
“Even when adults do feel their safety to be threatened, we may not be able to see this on the surface. Infants will react in a fashion as if they were endangered, if they are disturbed or dropped suddenly, startled by loud noises, flashing light” IfsFeelsMayLightAbleFashionAdultsSafetySurfaceNoiseLoudThreatenedInfantDisturbedLoud NoisesFlashing Lights Book:A Theory of Human Motivation Source: A Theory of Human Motivation
“My feeling is that the concept of creativeness and the concept of the healthy, self actualizing, fully human person seem to be coming closer and closer together, and may perhaps turn out to be the same thing” HumansMayPersonsSelfFeelingsSeemsTogetherTurnsCreativityHealthyConceptsCreativeness Book:The Maslow Business Reader Source: The Maslow Business Reader
