Religion is whatever the individual takes to be his ultimate concern. Religion, or lack of it, is shown not in some intellectual or verbal formulations but in one's total orientation to life. We define religion as the assumption that life has meaning. Man’s Search for Himself (1953) Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development.

As quoted in Think and Grow Rich : A Black Choice (1991) by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill, p.

This is why the opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it's conformity. It takes courage to break out of the settled mold, but most find conformity more comfortable.

Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives.

The Ultimate Source of Meaning, Awake! magazine (22 October 1980).

I have been startled by the fact that practically every genuine atheist with whom I have dealt has exhibited unmistakable neurotic tendencies. What happens to mental health when this meaning which religion gives is absent? In other words, what is the effect of atheism on personality?.

True religion, namely a fundamental affirmation of the meaning of life, is something without which no human being can be healthy in personality. . .

Foreword to Existential-Phenomenological Alternatives for Psychology (1978) by Ronald S.

One does not become fully human painlessly.

As quoted in The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations (1998) by Connie Robertson, p.

Variant: I think Dostoevsky was right, that every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell.

As quoted in Marriage Today : Problems, Issues, and Alternatives (1977) by James E.

Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, 'This is me and the world be damned!' Leaders have always been the ones to stand against the society - Socrates, Christ, Freud, all the way down the line. My purpose as a therapist is to find out what it means to be human.

Therapy isn't curing somebody of something it is a means of helping a person explore himself, his life, his consciousness.

Paulus : Reminiscences of a Friendship (1973).

If we admit our depression openly and freely, those around us get from it an experience of freedom rather than the depression itself.

We are more apt to feel depressed by the perpetually smiling individual than the one who is honestly sad.Anxiety is an even better teacher than reality, for one can temporarily evade reality by avoiding the distasteful situation but anxiety is a source of education always present because one carries it within.Quotes Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, 'This is me and the world be damned!' One does not become fully human painlessly. 1.3 Psychology and the Human Dilemma (1967).

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