Rollo May Quotes

People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when a crisis is upon them.

The world is changing and people don't like change.

Change happens when the pain of staying the same is greater than the pain of change.

Everyone wants to transform, but nobody wants to change.

people are capable of profound metamorphosis, though unfortunately they rarely avail themselves of this genius, force of habit being an even greater enemy of change than cowardice.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

Reform or die.

Trust me, you can't change anything without causing some degree of disruption. It's impossible, that is exactly what change is. Some people are uncomfortable with the disruption that change causes, but the disruption is necessary if anything is going to change.

Every change is being forced upon us.

Change is the healthiest way to survive.

We accept the verdict of the past until the need for change cries out loudly enough to force upon us a choice between the comforts of inertia and the irksomeness of action.

It is easy to stay the same but it is not easy to change. Most people choose to stay the same all their lives.

Change is one thing. Acceptance is another.

There is an enormous inertia that prevents people from change. You must always remember that it is impossible to make something better if you don't make it different - the converse is not true, of course. You cannot make something better unless it is different. And different scares the life out of so many people.

We cannot change anything unless we accept it.

You can suffer the pain of change or suffer remaining the way you are.

Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.

People will do amazing things to ensure their survival.

To change is difficult. Not to change is fatal.

People don't get to change things. Things change people once in a while, but people don't change things.

It’s only on the brink that people find the will to change. Only at the precipice do we evolve.

People don't like change. But make the change fast enough and you go from one type of normal to another.

Change comes from a degree of discomfort that allows for and spurs thought and action.

No institution will go through fundamental change unless it believes it is in deep trouble and needs to do something different to survive.

People sometimes have a very hard time accepting change.