Carl Rogers

"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination."

"What I am is good enough, if I would only be it openly."

"The only person who experiences our life fully is ourself."

"People only improve when they feel safe."

"The greatest thing we can do is to help somebody know they're loved and capable of loving."

"I believe that the good life is achieved when a person fully realizes the structure and significance of their own existence."

"Being heard is so close to being loved that for the average person, they are almost indistinguishable."

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

"A person is most effective when acting from his deepest understanding."

"In my relationships with persons I have found that it does not help, in the long run, to act as though I were something that I am not."

"Learning to be free means learning to be open."

"The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire in his search for truth."

"I appreciate the fact that this person can now hear me."

"The innermost core of man's nature, the deepest layers of his personality, the base of his 'animal nature' is positive in character."

"Experiencing the present moment fully is the foundation for all growth."

"I like to be free to be myself and to make my own mistakes and to learn from my own experience."

"A prized possession can become a burden if we let it."

"True creativity flows from genuine feeling and authentic understanding."

"Understanding another person deeply is one of the highest satisfactions."

"The individual has a very deep desire to be himself."

"One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes."

"Persons have a basically positive direction."

"I have come to feel that the only learning which significantly influences behavior is self-discovered learning."

"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I'm optimistic."

"Acceptance of ourselves gives us the ability to accept others."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge in a crisis."

"My philosophy is that everyone can achieve their dreams if they put in the work."

"The mainspring of man's nature is positive."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. To be whole we must understand that our lives are connected."

"Creative living has nothing to do with competition or comparison with others."