"Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing."
Rollo May"The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity."
Rollo May"Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair."
Rollo May"It requires greater courage to preserve inner freedom, to move on in one's inward journey into new realms, than to stand defiantly for outer freedom. It is often easier to play the martyr, as it is to be rash in battle."
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"Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves."
Rollo May"Depression is the inability to construct a future."
Rollo May"Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about."
Rollo May"Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness."
Rollo May"The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it's not without doubt but in spite of doubt."
Rollo May"If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself."
Rollo May