Gordon W. Allport Quotes

Gordon W. Allport
American Psychologist
Born: Nov 11, 1897
Died: Oct 9, 1967
Adult Cannot Life Loyalties Own Personality
Related authors: Abraham Maslow Angela Duckworth B. F. Skinner Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Erich Fromm Erik Erikson Phil McGraw Wayne Dyer
A prejudice, unlike a simple misconception, is actively resistant to all evidence that would unseat it. Gordon W. Allport
Simple Unlike Evidence Would Misconception Prejudice Actively Resistant
The surest way to lose truth is to pretend that one already wholly possesses it. Gordon W. Allport
Truth Truth Is Lose Way Possesses Pretend Surest Surest Way Wholly
The outlines of the needed psychology of becoming can be discovered by looking within ourselves; for it is knowledge of our own uniqueness that supplies the first, and probably the best, hints for acquiring orderly knowledge of others. Gordon W. Allport
Best Knowledge First Looking Own Others Our Ourselves Outlines Supplies Within Becoming Hints Discovered Orderly Psychology Acquiring Uniqueness Needed
Scarcely anyone ever wants to be anybody else. However handicapped or unhappy he feels himself, he would not change places with other more fortunate mortals. Gordon W. Allport
Change Unhappy Other Else Would Scarcely More He Mortals Feels Himself However Handicapped Anybody Anybody Else Anyone Wants Places Fortunate Ever
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. Gordon W. Allport
Goals Matter Striving Part Self-Awareness Thus Becoming Linked Mature Impulses Process Which Interest Pattern Transitory Organizing Large Element Large Part Largely Plays
No corner of the world is free from group scorn. Gordon W. Allport
World Free Group Corner Scorn
It is not that we have class prejudice, but only that we find comfort and ease in our own class. And normally there are plenty of people of our own class, or race, or religion to play, live, and eat with, and to marry. Gordon W. Allport
Religion Class People Own Live Our Ease Plenty Find Marry Eat Only Comfort Normally Race Prejudice Play
As partisans of our own way of life, we cannot help thinking in a partisan manner. Gordon W. Allport
Life Own Thinking Our Way We Cannot Partisan Cannot Manner Help
What is familiar tends to become a value. Gordon W. Allport
Value Become Tends Familiar
We cannot know the young child's personality by studying his systems of interest, for his attention is as yet too labile, his reactions impulsive, and interests unformed. From adolescence onward, however, the surest clue to personality is the hierarchy of interests, including the loves and loyalties of adult life. Gordon W. Allport
Life Personality Young Too We Cannot Systems Hierarchy Adolescence Onward Adult Adult Life Attention Studying Know Reactions Surest However His Child Impulsive Cannot Interest Loves Clue Interests Loyalties Including

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