Quotations

"One does not complain about water because it is wet, nor rocks because they are hard, or trees because they are green. As the child looks out upon the world with wide, uncritical and innocent eyes, simply noting and observing what is the case, without either arguing the matter or demanding that it be otherwise, so does the self-actualizing person look upon human nature both in himself and in others."

— Abraham Maslow, American psychologist, born 1908

"Self-actualized people have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even ecstasy, however stale these experiences may be for other people."

— Abraham Maslow, American psychologist, born 1908

"If donating organs communicates something important about what we believe, then offering them at the department of motor vehicles makes getting a driver's license a sacred moment."

— Kevin Massey, American pastor

"When things don't work well in the bedroom, they don't work well in the living room either."

— William Masters, American gynecologist, born 1915

"An orchestra full of stars can be a disaster."

— Kurt Masur, Polish-German conductor, born 1927

"Listen, my wary one, it's far too late to unlove each other, instead let's cook something elaborate and not invite anyone to share it but eat it all up very slowly."

— William Mathews, English mountaineer, botanist, born 1828

"A picture must possess a real power to generate light, and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light, or rather in light."

— Henri Matisse, French artist, born 1869

"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."

— Henri Matisse, French artist, born 1869

"There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he has first to forget all the roses that were ever painted."

— Henri Matisse, French artist, born 1869

"When there's light shining on a tree, that tree takes on different meaning. If there's no light at all it just looks dead. If you look at light as godly meaning, the world comes alive in a certain way."

— Matisyahu, American reggae musician, born 1979

"I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission."

— Matisyahu, American reggae musician, born 1979

"At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress."

— Marlee Matlin, American actress, born 1965

"There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that hearing or deaf is fine as long as both parties are willing to communicate in each other's language. But if there's no communication, then the marriage, I believe, will be difficult if not doomed."

— Marlee Matlin, American actress, born 1965

"There are three rules for writing a novel, unfortunately, no one knows what they are."

— W. Somerset Maugham, British playwright, born 1874