Rollo May

"Art is the expression of the deepest human emotions."

"Music is the voice of the soul."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."

"The opposite of courage is not cowardice, but conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow."

"Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties."

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend."

"Freedom is the prerequisite for actualizing one's potential as a human being."

"The ultimate disease of our time is meaninglessness. We are not suffering from too much freedom, but from too little purpose."

"Consciousness is the root of freedom. The more aware you are, the more choices you have."

"Despair is the price one pays for self-awareness. Look at me: I'm the only horse who can discuss it."

"The fundamental question is not whether life is worth living, but what makes life worth living."

"Anxiety is the apprehension cued off by a threat to a value which the individual holds essential to his existence."

"Our task is to experience our passions so that we may not be slaves to them."

"Every person must decide for themselves what truth is. This is the foundation of freedom."

"To be fully alive is to have conflicts, even violent ones. The person who has no conflicts is scarcely living."

"Power is the ability to cause or prevent change. Without it, we are victims."

"The human being cannot live in a condition of meaninglessness for very long."

"Existential loneliness is not a pathological state; it is a fundamental condition of human existence."

"Guilt is the shadow side of responsibility. To feel nothing is to be nothing."

"The meaning of communication is the response you get, regardless of your intention."

"Passion is a prerequisite for meaning. Without passion, there is no authentic life."

"We have confused the free with the freedom to consume. Real freedom is the ability to shape one's own destiny."

"The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference."

"Hostility is the result of powerlessness. The more powerless we feel, the more aggressive we become."

"To be aware that we are afraid is the first step toward freedom."

"The purpose of psychotherapy is not to cure people, but to help them discover meaning."

"We are condemned to be free; we cannot escape our responsibility for the choices we make."

"Symbols are the language through which we communicate with our deepest selves."

"The problem is not that we dream, but that we do not remember our dreams."

"Vitality is achieved through the commitment to living fully in the present moment."