We fear to know the fearsome and unsavory aspects of ourselves, but we fear even more to know the godlike in ourselves.
Abraham Maslow

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.
Abraham Maslow

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
Abraham Maslow

He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail.
Abraham Maslow

We may define therapy as a search for value.
Abraham Maslow

When all you own is a hammer, every problem starts looking like a nail.
Abraham Maslow

Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.
Abraham Maslow