George Kelly

"Man is not kept in the created universe—he keeps himself there."

"A person is not an encapsulated thing. He is rather a point of intersection of life threads all having to do with him."

"The person shapes their own destiny through the choices they make."

"We are all scientists in that we all form theories about the world."

"Man looks at his world through transparent patterns or templates which he creates."

"A theory is not just an explanation of past events; it is a tool for predicting the future."

"Every person is, in their own way, a scientist."

"The proper study of mankind is the understanding of how man comes to understand himself."

"Personal constructs are the ways in which people interpret their experiences."

"You can't really love another person until you understand them."

"Change begins when we challenge our fundamental assumptions about ourselves."

"The core of personality is not what one has or even what one does, but how one interprets these things."

"We are all theorists—we all try to make sense of the world around us."

"A person's processes are psychologically channelized by the ways in which they anticipate events."

"Freedom is the capacity to anticipate events."

"Understanding requires stepping into the world of another person."

"Your personality is your theory of life."

"The constructs we use to understand the world shape our reality."

"Hope lies in the possibility of reconstructing our personal meanings."

"We are bound by our anticipations, not our histories."

"To understand a person is to understand their system of personal constructs."

"Change is inevitable when we challenge the narratives we tell about ourselves."

"A man is not kept in the universe—he keeps himself there through his constructs."

"The struggle for existence is also a struggle for meaning."

"Personal growth comes from revising our theories about ourselves and others."

"We are what we anticipate becoming."

"Understanding others means learning their language of meaning."

"The future is not determined by our past, but by how we interpret our past."

"Every person deserves to be understood on their own terms."

"Truth is not discovered; it is constructed through our interpretations."