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Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

— Rollo May Man’s Search for Himself (1953)

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The daimonic needs to be directed and channeled. Here is where human consciousness becomes so important.

Love and Will (1969)

A person can meet anxiety to the extent that his values are stronger than the threat.

Psychology and the Human Dilemma (1967)

Now it is no longer a matter of deciding what to do, but of deciding how to decide.

Love and Will (1969)

Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.

Love and Will (1969)

Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, "This is me and the world be damned!"

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