Rollo May

Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.

— Rollo May

The acorn becomes an oak by means of automatic growth; no commitment is necessary. The kitten similarly becomes a cat on the basis of instinct. Nature and being are identical in creatures like them. But a man or woman becomes fully human only by his or her choices and his or her commitment to them. People attain worth and dignity by the multitude of decisions they make from day by day. These decisions require courage.

— Rollo May

Depression is the inability to construct a future.

— Rollo May

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

— 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

Hate is not the opposite of love; apathy is.

— 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

Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.

— Rollo May