“ Courage is not the absence of despair it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair. Rollo May
“ It will no doubt be agreed that there are multitudes of these defiant, aggressive types in our culture. But they do not frequent psychoanalysts' offices because our competitive culture (in which, to a… Rollo May
“ Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. Rollo May
“ Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. Rollo May
“ The fascist authoritarianism, characterized by sado-masochism and destructiveness, had a function which is comparable psychologically to a neurotic symptom - namely, fascism compensated for powerlessn… Rollo May
“ Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves. Rollo May
“ In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone. Rollo May
“ If you do not express your own original ideas if you do not listen to your own being you will have betrayed yourself. Rollo May
“ Indeed, compulsive and rigid moralism arises in given persons precisely as the result of a lack of sense of being. Rigid moralism is a compensatory mechanism by which the individual persuades himself… Rollo May
“ Now, I believe in life, and I believe in the joy of human existence, but these things cannot be experienced except as we also face the despair, also face the anxiety that every human being has to face… 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. Rollo May
“ 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… Rollo May
“ Since the values of the market were the highest criteria, persons also became valued as commodities which could be bought and sold. A person's worth is then his salable market value, whether it is ski… Rollo May
“ A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence. Rollo May
“ Our powerful hunger for myth is a hunger for community. The person without a myth is a person without a home...To be a member of one's community is to share in its myths... Rollo May
“ The most effective way to ensure the value of the future is to confront the present courageously and constructively. Rollo May
