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Carl R. Rogers

Born: January 08, 1902 – Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Carl R. Rogers was an American psychologist whose work on client-centered therapy, unconditional positive regard, and person-centered education helped shape humanistic psychology. Best known for On Becoming a Person and Client-Centered Therapy, he became one of the twentieth century’s most influential psychotherapists, with methods widely adopted in counseling, education, and conflict resolution.

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Quotes

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The facts are always friendly
-On Becoming a Person
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The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it
-On Becoming a Person
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The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination
-The Martin Buber-Carl Rogers Dialogue
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It is astonishing how elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens
-A Way of Being
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People are just as wonderful as sunsets if I can let them be
-Freedom to Learn
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The organism has one basic tendency and striving - to actualize, maintain, and enhance the experiencing organism
-Client-centered Therapy

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