5 quotes
The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.
On Becoming a Person (1961)
It is the client who knows what hurts, what directions to go, what problems are crucial, what experiences have been deeply buried.
On Becoming a Person (1961)
Don't be the ammunition wagon, be the rifle … knowledge exists primarily for use.
On Becoming a Person (1961)
What I am and what I feel are good enough to be a basis for therapy, if I can transparently be what I am and what I feel in relationshipto him. Then perhaps he can be what he is, openly and without fear.
On Becoming a Person (1961)
If we value independence, if we are disturbed by the growing conformity of knowledge, of values, of attitudes, which our present system induces, then we may wish to set up conditions of learning which make for uniqueness, for self-direction, and for self-initiated learning.
On Becoming a Person (1961)