M. Scott Peck
M. Scott Peck
Morgan Scott Peckwas an American psychiatrist and best-selling author, best known for his first book, The Road Less Traveled, published in 1978...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPsychologist
Date of Birth22 May 1936
CountryUnited States of America
M. Scott Peck quotes about
way ifs knows
If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.
pain procrastination way-to-live
Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with. It is the only decent way to live.
way care valuable
When you consider yourself valuable you will take care of yourself in all ways that are necessary.
community important way
How strange that we should ordinarily feel compelled to hide our wounds when we are all wounded! Community requires the ability to expose our wounds and weaknesses to our fellow creatures. It also requires the ability to be affected by the wounds of others... But even more important is the love that arises among us when we share, both ways, our woundedness.
adversity cutting problem
Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.
opportunity teach humans
All human interactions are opportunities either to learn or to teach.
organization evil institutions
When any institution becomes large and compartmentalized, with departments and subdepartments, then the conscience of the institution will often become so fragmented and diluted as to be virtually nonexistent, and the organization becomes inherently evil.
writing limits
One extends one's limits only by exceeding them.
commitment love-is emotional
Genuine love is volitional rather than emotional. The person who truely loves does so because of a decision to love. This person has made a commitment to be loving whether or not the loving feeling is present. ...Conversely, it is not only possible but necessary for a loving person to avoid acting on feelings of love.
growth suffering demand
When we avoid the legitimate suffering that results from dealing with problems, we also avoid the growth that problems demand from us.
healing glory easy
It is not easy for us to change. But it is possible and it is our glory as human beings
action contemplation
The life of wisdom must be a life of contemplation combined with action.
god dream voice
I've had all kinds of experiences with God in terms of revelation through a still, small voice or dreams or coincidences.
acceptance suffering definitions
The denial of suffering is, in fact a better definition of illness than its acceptance.