Gordon W. Allport quotes - page 2

The theist is persuaded that while nothing that contradicts science is likely to be true, still nothing that stops with science can be the whole truth. (Gordon W. Allport)
Personality is less a finished product than a transitive process. While it has some stable features, it is at the same time continually undergoing change. View quote
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Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving and interest in which the element of self-awareness plays a large part. View quote
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The primary problem in the psychology of becoming is to account for the transformation by which the unsocialized infant becomes an adult with structured loves, hates, loyalties, and interests, capable of taking his place in a complexly ordered society. View quote
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To a considerable degree, all minority groups suffer from the same state of marginality with its haunting consequences of insecurity, conflict, and irritation. View quote
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The surest way to lose truth is to pretend that one already wholly possesses it. View quote
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