Quotes from Carl Rogers

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.

Man's inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.

Unless man can make new and original adaptations to his environment as rapidly as his science can change the environment, our culture will perish.

I prize the privilege of being alone.

Openness to all attitudes no matter how extreme or unrealistic they may seem.

It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard.

The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.

Experience is the highest authority.

Allowance of the freedom of choices in direction, either for the group or individuals particularly in the near future.