The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it. Carl Rogers on art
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. Carl Rogers on change
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change. Carl Rogers on change
In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth? Carl Rogers on change
The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change. Carl Rogers on education
In a person who is open to experience each stimulus is freely relayed through the nervous system, without being distorted by any process of defensiveness. Carl Rogers on experience
The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination. Carl Rogers on good
I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning. Carl Rogers on learning
The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination. Carl Rogers on life
In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth? Carl Rogers on relationship
I believe that the testing of the student's achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning. Carl Rogers on teacher