Carl Rogers Quotes
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The six people who had the biggest impact on my life were all women. Had I been sexist, my life would have been far less fulfilling.
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I know exactly what my values are and what I love to do. That's worth additional years right there. I say no to a lot of stuff that would be easy money but deviates from my meaning of life.
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Anything that's given to you can be taken away from you at any time.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.
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You know, I have found out in the course of a long public life that the things I did not say never hurt me.
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In retrospect, I have devoted my scientific life mainly to the question to what extent infectious agents contribute to human cancer, trusting that this will contribute to novel modes of cancer prevention, diagnosis and, hopefully, later on, also to cancer therapy.
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All tastes have the quality of being in some way artificial and invented. The secret of life is to have enough detachment from your tastes and your values to see that they are a little bit absurd.
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When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God.
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Life develops, changes, is in motion. The forms of literature are not.
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You know in the West they support realistic forces.
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When you have an author and an auteur, it's a difficult and challenging relationship.
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Social struggles have been taking place throughout millennia, since human beings, by resorting to wars, were able to take hold of a surplus production to satisfy the essential needs of life.
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You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.
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My mom's whole life had been my gymnastics. We struggled to connect when I stopped.
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There are really very few roles for women in films in which you can also make a living.
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In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death.
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I really hate bureaucracy and the idea that I'm not a free person.
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Work is only part of a man's life; play, family, church, individual and group contacts, educational opportunities, the intelligent exercise of citizenship, all play a part in a well-rounded life. Workers are men and women with potentialities for mental and spiritual development as well as for physical health. We are paying the price today of having too long sidestepped all that this means to the mental, moral, and spiritual health of our nation.
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I'm always trying to learn and grow, so my diet has, over the years, evolved.
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I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.
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Something in the human psyche confuses beauty with the right to be loved. The briefest glance at human folly reveals that good looks and worthiness operate independently. Yet countless socializing forces, from Aunt Clara to the latest perfume ad, reinforce beliefs like 'If I were pretty enough, I would be loved.'
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There are Plebes in all classes.
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With the price of life these days, you've got to get everything for free you can.