Rollo May Quotes

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

All men who have turned out worth anything have had the chief hand in their own education.

It is every one's sacred duty to keep himself in a condition to do the biggest thing possible to him.

Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

The deepest parts of you know that if freedom from fear was as easy as 'creating a new reality' for yourself, then you would already be the fearless person you know in your heart that you're meant to be.

But remember this: in the final analysis, you can believe in your dream, you can be taught, supported, motivated, and loved by others, but ultimately, your success depends on you. You must take responsibility for your body, your mind, and for your character.

In this life, you have to be your own hero.

I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better then the bad.

You are the only person in existence who can use your potential. It is an awesome responsibility.

There are things one must do for oneself.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Most of my central characters lack confidence but overcome their timidity or low self-esteem to win through in the end, so I suppose there is a kind of wish-fulfillment at work.

Improvement begins with I.

The secret to happiness is freedom... And the secret to freedom is courage.

I think there are huge lessons there, for young people who are getting started in life, as well as other people. And that is, to take responsibility for your own life. Only you are responsible for the course you take from there.

Let every man feel that he is the architect and builder of his own life, and that he proposes to make a success of it by working.

Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.

Life is a quarry, out of which we are to mold and chisel and complete a character.

Man is a living duty, a depository of powers that he must not leave in a brute state. Man is a wing.

You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.

On some level, we as human beings can be who we want to be.

I have the wherewithal to challenge myself for my entire life. That's a great gift.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.

The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands.