1. Maslow: Finding New Ways to Tackle Problems

"When I look at the world I'm pessimistic, but when I look at people I am optimistic."

Rogers's quote suggests that while focusing on news stories might make the world seem like a terrible place, focusing on individual people can help you maintain a more optimistic and realistic view of the...

"Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten."

When people think of education, they tend to think of facts and figures learned in school. However, it is often the methods, principles, and inquiry process that lie behind knowledge that really matter.

As B. ...

"The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination."

Have you ever been so focused on achieving a goal that you totally forget to enjoy the journey toward reaching that goal? Carl Rogers's quotation suggests that living a good life is all about the journ...

"Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do, just for practice."

With this quote, psychologist and philosopher William James is saying life shouldn't always be about taking the easy road. Sometimes the greatest learning experiences are those brought on by adversity...

"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny."

This quote from Albert Ellis is all about taking responsibility for your own life an...