Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
Quote by Rollo May
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Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
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Rollo May Quotes
- It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle.
- The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt.
- The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
- Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.
- Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.
- The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.
- Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.
- Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
- Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.
- Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond one's death.
Best Quotes
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- The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.
- It's an amazing feeling to go into a studio and really be alone.
- The age in which we live, this non-stop distraction, is making it more impossible for the young generation to ever have the curiosity or discipline... because you need to be alone to find out anything.
- On the political front, of course it's a zero-sum game. If it's all white males holding positions, you bring 10 women in, then it's, 'Women are coming!' Get 10 blacks and it's, 'Blacks are coming!' 'Hispanics are coming!' Zero-sum game. The seatmates might change but the chairs don't move. In the economy, the number of chairs can actually increase.
- The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.
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