"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change." ― Carl Rogers Topic(s): Change More From Carl Rogers "I believe that the testing of the student’s achievements in order to see if he meets some criterion held by the teacher, is directly contrary to the implications of therapy for significant learning." "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." "In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?" More In Change "If I cry, it’s about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics – no, I don’t cry."― Nancy Pelosi "I really like my doctors. Some of them I love. I trust them."― Nancy Grace "Celebrity culture has gone crazy, and I think the reason is that real news is just not bearable, and it also seems impossible to change anything."― Chris Martin