Rollo May
Rollo Reece May (April 21, 1909 – October 22, 1994) was an American existential psychologist and author of the influential book Love and Will (1969). He is often associated with humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy, and alongside Viktor Frankl, was a major proponent of existential psychotherapy. The philosopher and theologian Paul Tillich was a close friend who had a significant influence on his work.May’s other works include The Meaning of Anxiety (1950, revised 1977) and The Courage to Create (1975), named after Tillich’s The Courage to Be.
Quotes
- They do not run away from non-being, but by encountering and wrestling with it, force it to produce being. They knock on silence for an answering music; they pursue meaninglessness until they can force it to mean.” ― Rollo May
- The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt, but in spite of doubt. ― Rollo May, The Courage to Create
- Every human being must have a point at which he stands against the culture, where he says, this is me and the damned world can go to hell. ― Rollo May
- Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don’t find themselves at all. ― Rollo May, Man’s Search for Himself
- It is an ironic habit of human beings to run faster when they have lost their way. ― Rollo May