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the more I can keep a relationship free of judgment and evaluation, the more this will permit the other person to reach the point where he recognizes that the locus of evaluation, the center of responsibility, lies within himself.
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Carl R. Rogers (On Becoming A Person: A Therapist's View on Psychotherapy, Humanistic Psychology, and the Path to Personal Growth)
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Take no one’s word for anything, including mine - but trust your experience.
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James Baldwin (The Fire Next Time)
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When the locus of evaluation is seen as residing in the expert, it would appear that the long-range social implications are in the direction of the social control of the many by the few.
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Carl R. Rogers (Client-Centered Therapy: Its Current Practice, Implications and Theory)
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It means nothing if I say yes or no. If I say yes, you cannot verify it, if I say no, you are none the wiser. You have no business to believe me. I ask you to believe nothing that you cannot verify for yourself.
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G.I. Gurdjieff (Views from the Real World)
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the more I can keep a relationship free of judgment and evaluation, the more this will permit the other person to reach the point where he recognizes that the locus of evaluation, the center of responsibility, lies within himself.
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Carl Rogers (Becoming a Person)
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I check my voicemail once a week. If it's important, they'll come find me.
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Dmitry Dyatlov
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The latter quality, being one’s own locus of evaluation, means that one has a sense of satisfaction with himself.
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John Bradshaw (Homecoming: Reclaiming and Healing Your Inner Child)