Abraham Maslow Quotes & Sayings

“If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.”

“If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.”

“All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, that there is an active will toward health, an impulse towards growth, or towards the actualization.”

“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.”

“What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization.”

“The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior.”

“But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and preventing communication.”

“Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.”

“The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.”

“The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.”