Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.
Rollo May Quotes
Creativity arises out of the tension between spontaneity and limitations, the latter (like the river banks) forcing the spontaneity into the various forms which are essential to the work of art or poem.
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| Birth: | 21st April, 1909 |
| Death: | 22nd October, 1994 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Psychologist |
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Rollo May was an American existential psychologist. He was the author of the influential book Love and Will, which was published in 1969. He is often associated with both humanistic psychology and existentialist philosophy.
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