William Glasser Quotes

American - Psychologist | May 11, 1925 - August 23, 2013

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence.

William Glasser

WorkWork HardBelieveWillHard

We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom, and fun.

William Glasser

LoveFreedomPowerFunSurvival

This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking for understanding and growth.

William Glasser

EducationGoodGrowthHeartTeacher

Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.

William Glasser

EducationLearningQualityProcess

Caring for but never trying to own may be a further way to define friendship.

William Glasser

FriendshipCaringTryingWayNever

What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past can contribute little or nothing to what we need to do now.

William Glasser

TodayGreatPastNowNothingNeed

If you want to change attitudes, start with a change in behavior.

William Glasser

ChangeStartBehaviorYouWant

Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.

William Glasser

GoodMomentBestBadChoiceOur

We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.

William Glasser

ControlChoicesBetterChoiceWill

What students lack in school is an intellectual relationship or conversation with the teacher.

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RelationshipTeacherSchoolStudents

If we had in this room a hundred teachers, good teachers from good schools, and asked them to define the word education, there would be very little general agreement.

William Glasser

EducationGoodTeachersRoomLittle

Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, or perhaps later in life, yes when we should say no.

William Glasser

LifeSayYesFailUsBecause

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