Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing. – 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 ones identity as a being of worth and dignity. – Rollo May
The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when its not without doubt but in spite of doubt. – Rollo May
Creativity is not merely the innocent spontaneity of our youth and childhood it must also be married to the passion of the adult human being, which is a passion to live beyond ones death. – Rollo May
The Palestinians want a state, but they have to give peace in return. What theyre trying to do in the United Nations is to get a state without giving Israel peace or giving Israel peace and security. And I think thats, thats wrong. That should not succeed. That should, that should fail. – Benjamin Netanyahu
Letters are above all useful as a means of expressing the ideal self; and no other method of communication is quite so good for this purpose. In letters we can reform without practice, beg without humiliation, snip and shape embarrassing experiences to the measure of our own desires… – Elizabeth Hardwick