Abraham Maslow Quotes

A collection of quotes by Abraham Maslow.

Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) was an influential American psychologist known for his pioneering work in the field of humanistic psychology. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Maslow was the oldest of seven siblings. He developed an interest in psychology at a young age and went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the City College of New York.

Maslow continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin, where he completed his Master's and Ph.D. in psychology. During his academic career, he worked with some renowned psychologists like Harry Harlow and Alfred Adler, and he also taught at several prestigious universities, including Brooklyn College, where he served as the chairman of the psychology department.

Maslow's most notable contribution to psychology was his theory of human motivation, commonly referred to as "Maslow's hierarchy of needs." This theory proposed that individuals are motivated by a sequence of needs, starting from basic physiological needs like food and shelter, and progressing to higher order needs such as self-esteem and self-actualization. Maslow suggested that individuals can only achieve higher levels of personal growth and fulfillment if their basic needs are met.

Abraham Maslow's work in humanistic psychology emphasized the importance of a positive and holistic approach to understanding human behavior. His ideas had a lasting impact on the field, and his legacy continues to shape modern psychology and our understanding of human motivation and personal development.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet mus

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself.

The best product should be bought, the best man should be re

The best product should be bought, the best man should be rewarded more. Interfering factors which befuddle this triumph of virtue, justice, truth, and efficiency, etc., should be kept to an absolute minimum or should approach zero as a limit.

Truth Man Products Virtues

The study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy spec

The study of crippled, stunted, immature, and unhealthy specimens can yield only a cripple psychology and a cripple philosophy. The study of self-actualizing people must be the basis for a more universal science of psychology

Science People Philosophy Self

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the

If I were dropped out of a plane into the ocean and told the nearest land was a thousand miles away, I'd still swim. And I'd despise the one who gave up.

Inspirational Determination Psychology

One of the goals of education should be to teach that life i

One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.

All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonabl

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.

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselv

We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.

But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a wa

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.

One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only fai

One's only rival is one's own potentialities. One's only failure is failing to live up to one's own possibilities. In this sense, every man can be a king, and must therefore be treated like a king.

If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of b

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

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awaren

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

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters b

To the man who only has a hammer, everything he encounters begins to look like a nail.

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable

If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you'll be unhappy for the rest of your life.

Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences

Become aware of internal, subjective, sub-verbal experiences, so that these experiences can be brought into the world of abstraction, of conversation, of naming, etc. with the consequence that it immediately becomes possible for a certain amount of control to be exerted over these hitherto unconscious and uncontrollable processes.

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work wi

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.

What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actual

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

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet mus

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if they are to be ultimately at peace with themselves.

The ability to be in the present moment is a major component

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 se

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