Willard Gaylin Quotes

A man may not always be what he appears to be, but what he appears to be is always a significant part of what he is.

I not only think that we will tamper with Mother Nature, I think Mother wants us to.

Feeling good and feeling bad are not necessarily opposites. Both at least involve feelings. Any feeling is a reminder of life. The worst 'feeling' evidently is non-feeling.

Life is to be enjoyed, not simply endured. Pleasure and goodness and joy support the pursuit of survival.

The larger office, the corner space, the extra window are the teddy bears and tricycles of adult office life

Shame and guilt are noble emotions essential in the maintenance of civilized society, and vital for the development of some of the most refined and elegant qualities of human potential.

We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival.

Jealousy, which serves the struggle for survival, can deteriorate into the envy which draws defeat even from victory.

We are what we seem to be.

Man, the most complicated of the animals, has a relatively short gestation period. Beyond that, he will be born, unlike most mammals, in a ridiculously helpless state.