Quotes by Rollo May

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.close quote - Rollo May

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The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.close quote - Rollo May

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One does not become fully human painlessly.close quote - Rollo May
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.close quote - Rollo May

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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.close quote - Rollo May

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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.close quote - Rollo May

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It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when we have lost our way.close quote - Rollo May

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If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.close quote - Rollo May
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.close quote - Rollo May

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Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.close quote - 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.close quote - Rollo May

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Depression is the inability to construct a future.close quote - Rollo May

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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.close quote - Rollo May

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Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.close quote - Rollo May

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Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.close quote - Rollo May


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