Abraham Maslow, as quoted in Life In the Open Sea (1972) by William M. Stephens, p. 21

What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.

— Abraham Maslow on Necessity

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Abraham Maslow

About Abraham Maslow

Abraham Harold Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist who pioneered humanistic psychology and developed ideas related to a hierarchy of needs.