Rollo May Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Rollo May quotes, Rollo May sayings, and Rollo May proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Depression is the inability to construct a future. Rollo May
In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone. Rollo May
Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing Rollo May
The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt. Rollo May
Vanity and narcissism the compulsive need to be admired and praised undermine one's courage, for one then fights on someone else's conviction rather than one's own. Rollo May
Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is. Rollo May
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause between the stimulus and response and, in that pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. The capacity to create ourselves, based upon this freedom, is inseparable from consciousness or self-awareness Rollo May
Depression is the inability to construct Rollo May
Vanity and narcissism the compulsive need to be admired and praised undermine one's courage, for one then fights on someone else's conviction rather than one's own. Rollo May
Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all. Rollo May
Apathy adds up, in the long run, to cowardice. Rollo May
The purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free. Rollo May
One has to remain detached in order to triumph over others. Rollo May
It is dangerous to know, but it is more dangerous not to know. Rollo May
Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity. Rollo May
We must be fully committed, but we must also be aware at the same time that we might possibly be wrong. People who claim to be absolutely convinced that their stand is the only right one... is a dead giveaway of unconscious doubt. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt, but in spite of doubt. Rollo May
The insight is born with anxiety, guilt and the joy and gratification that is inseparable from the actualizing of a new idea or vision. Rollo May
A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence. Rollo May
The most effective way to ensure the value of the future is to confront the present courageously and constructively. Rollo May
Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act. Rollo May
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about. Rollo May
It is amazing how many hints and guides and intuitions for living come to the sensitive person who has ears to hear what his body is saying. Rollo May
There is no meaningful yes unless the individual could also have said no. Rollo May
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. Rollo May
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. Rollo May
Intimacy requires courage because risk is inescapable. Rollo May
Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight. Rollo May
Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness. Rollo May
Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. Rollo May
One person with indigenous inner strength exercises a great calming effect on panic among people around him. Rollo May