Work is that which you dislike doing but perform f... -Abraham Maslow

Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means money, status, privilege.

Abraham Maslow , Psychologist
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Abraham Maslow was an American psychologist known for his theory of human motivation and the hierarchy of needs. His work emphasized the importance of self-actualization, personal growth, and the pursuit of fulfillment. Maslow's theories have had a profound impact on psychology and continue to influence various fields of study.

Abraham Maslow Quotes to Explore

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short....
The fact is that people are good, Give people affection and security, and they will give affection and be secure in their feelings and their behavior....
All the evidence that we have indicates that it is reasonable to assume in practically every human being, and certainly in almost every newborn baby, ...
The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side... It has revealed to us much about man's shortcoming...
Work is that which you dislike doing but perform for the sake of external rewards. At school, this takes the form of grades. In society, it means mone...
But behavior in the human being is sometimes a defense, a way of concealing motives and thoughts, as language can be a way of hiding your thoughts and...
It is as necessary for man to live in beauty rather than ugliness as it is necessary for him to have food for an aching belly or rest for a weary body...
Marriage is a school itself. Also, having children. Becoming a father changed my whole life. It taught me as if by revelation....
Human nature is not nearly as bad as it has been thought to be....
Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth....

Society Quotes to Explore

I suppose society is wonderfully delightful. To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it is simply a tragedy....
These interests of the workers, as the exploited and oppressed, class of society, are the same in all countries....
Financial institutions, the corporate world and civil society - all must uphold high standards of probity in their working. Only a genuine partnership...
We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in colour and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of ...
Australia has an increasingly multicultural society....
It's a rare and precious thing to be close to suffering because our society - in many ways - tells us that suffering is wrong. If it's our own sufferi...
I started imagining this whole different world. It was a society of musicians, a family I hoped I could belong to one day....
Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere....
There are many people making a difference. I mean, Dr. King never held an office. Gandhi never held an office. There are people who are archetypes in ...
The proletarian woman fights hand in hand with the man of her class against capitalist society....