Rollo May
Rollo May
Rollo Reece Maywas an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will. He is often associated with humanistic psychology, existentialist philosophy and, alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth21 April 1909
CountryUnited States of America
commitment creativity dedication
We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to the creative experience with intensity of dedication and commitment.
creativity creating sequels
We express our being by creating. Creativity is a necessary sequel to being.
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In my clinical experience, the greatest block to a person's development is his having to take on a way of life which is not rooted in his own powers.
courage creative patterns
Whereas moral courage is the righting of wrongs, creative courage, in contrast, is the discovering of new forms, new symbols, new patterns on which a new society can be built.
drug vivid matter
Terrorism and the whole drug scene are vivid examples of the fact that what persons abhor most of all in life is the possibility that they will not matter.
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Poets may be delightful creatures in the meadow or the garret, but they are menaces on the assembly line.
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Apathy adds up, in the long run, to cowardice.
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By the creative act, we are able to reach beyond our own death.
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Every authentic artist is engaged in this creating of the conscience of the race, even though he or she may be unaware of the fact.
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In religion, it is not the sycophants or those who cling most faithfully to the status quo who are ultimately praised. It is the insurgents.
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The essence of being human is that, in the brief moment we exist on this spinning planet, we can love some persons and some things, in spite of the fact that time and death will ultimately claim us all.
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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 to take over the external sanctions because he has no fundamental assurance that his own choices have any sanction of their own
creativity love-is said
What Kierkegaard said about love is also true of creativity: every person must start at the beginning.
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Understanding and love require a wisdom that comes only with age.