Abraham Maslow

Psychologist American 1908 – 1970

American psychologist who created the hierarchy of needs and studied self-actualization.

368 quotes

"All our knowledge is ourselves"
Knowledge
"It looks as if we're much more capable of learning to love than of learning to reason"
Love
"Freedom is not free"
Freedom
"The most important thing is to make others believe"
Leadership
"The source of all conflict lies in our defensive structures"
Peace
"A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting"
Creativity
"Only the musician can hear the music before it is played"
Imagination
"Adventure should be part of every person's life"
Adventure
"Every person has an inner drive for personal growth and self-actualization"
Motivation
"True communication is not possible if the parties involved are playing games"
Truth
"The fear of the world works in mysterious ways"
Fear
"We are dying from overthinking"
Wisdom
"The human being needs a framework of values to evaluate his life"
Philosophy
"Peak experiences are the best experiences of your life"
Happiness
"To the person with a hammer, every problem looks like a nail"
Wisdom
"The only way to become fully human is to self-actualize"
Success
"Peace is not the absence of conflict but the presence of justice"
Peace
"Dreams give to life depth"
Dreams
"Every human being has a drive to develop their potential"
Strength
"Humanity can be very selfish"
Philosophy
"When we stop growing, we start dying"
Change
"The full realization of one's potential is the ultimate human goal"
Success
"The healthy person is integrated"
Health
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate but that we are powerful beyond measure"
Strength
"One's own growth is the only moral purpose"
Inspiration
"It is impossible to be creative unless we accept ourselves as imperfect"
Creativity
"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance"
"All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: act as if it were impossible to fail"
Courage
"We are dying from overthinking"
Patience
"Assuming that outside of biology there is nothing we need to know might be the death of us"
Knowledge