I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) American psychologist
(Attributed)
Quotations by:
Maslow, Abraham
If the only tool you have is a hammer, it is tempting to treat everything as if it were a nail.
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) American psychologist
The Psychology of Science (1966)
Variant: "When the only tool you own is a hammer, every problem begins to resemble a nail."
A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting.
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) American psychologist
Toward a Psychology of Being (1968 ed.)
