A nice definition of an awakened person: a person who no longer marches to the drums of society, a person who dances to the tune of the music that springs up from within.

Whereas the average individuals "often have not the slightest idea of what they are, of what they want, of what their own opinions are," self-actualizing individuals have "superior awareness of their own impulses, desires, opinions, and subjective reactions in general.

When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble nails.

One cannot choose wisely for a life unless he dares to listen to himself, his own self, at each moment of his life.

I'm so sorry for you; your lives have been so easy. You can't play great music unless your heart's been broken.

There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed. To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it.

Self-actualizing people must be what they can be.

As one studies these preconditions, one becomes saddened by the ease with which human potentiality can be destroyed or repressed, so that a fully-human person can seem like a miracle, so improbable a happening as to be awe-inspiring. And simultaneously one is heartened by the fact that self-actualizing persons do in fact exist, that they are therefore possible, that the gauntlet of dangers can be run, that the finish line can be crossed.

The sacred is in the ordinary, in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's backyard.

Getting used to our blessings is one of the most important nonevil generators of human evil, tragedy and suffering.

 Love is a friendship set to music.

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