Abraham Maslow
Hierarchy of needs, self-actualization
Most quoted
"The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side... It has revealed to us much about man's shortcomings, his illnesses, his sins, but little about his potentialities, his virtues, his achievable aspirations, or his full psychological height."
— from Motivation and Personality, 1954
"Self-actualizing people are those who have come to a high level of maturation, health and self-fulfillment... the values that self-actualizers appreciate include truth, creativity, beauty, goodness, wholeness, aliveness, uniqueness, justice, simplicity, and self-sufficiency."
— from Motivation and Personality, 1954
"Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self-actualization and the love for the highest values."
— from Eupsychian Management
All quotes by Abraham Maslow (211)
Love is a B-cognition.
The human being is a wanting animal and rarely reaches a state of complete satisfaction except for a short time.
We must understand that the human being is a whole, not a collection of parts.
The more we learn about man's natural tendencies, the more we will be able to create a social environment that will permit him to be healthy and happy.
The healthy man is primarily motivated by his needs to develop and actualize his fullest potentialities and capacities.
The only real choice is between growth and regression.
The fully actualized person is able to live in the present, to enjoy the moment, to be spontaneous, to be creative, to be loving, to be authentic.
The study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy specimens can yield only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosophy.
Man's higher nature rests upon man's lower nature, needing it as a foundation and then building upon this foundation.
The human being is a being who is always becoming.
We must understand that the human being is a striving being, always reaching for something higher.
The more we know about human nature, the more we will be able to create a better world.
The healthy person is able to transcend the self, to be concerned with something larger than himself.
The ultimate goal of therapy is to help the person to become fully human, to actualize his potentialities.
The self-actualizing person is one who has come to a high level of maturation, health, and self-fulfillment.
The human being is a creature of choices, and the choices he makes determine his destiny.
The more we are able to satisfy our basic needs, the more we are able to move on to higher needs.
The healthy society is one that fosters the growth and actualization of its members.
The human being is a being who is always striving for meaning and purpose in life.
The only way to be truly happy is to be engaged in something that you consider important.
Contemporaries of Abraham Maslow
Other Psychologys born within 50 years of Abraham Maslow (1908–1970).