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It isn't normal to know what we want. It is a rare and difficult psychological achievement.

Abraham Maslow

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Abraham Maslow
Age: 62 †
Born: 1908
Born: April 1
Died: 1970
Died: June 8
Psychologist
Sociologist
University Teacher
Brooklyn
New York
Abraham Harold Maslow
Maslow
Normal
Desire
Difficult
Rare
Psychological
Achievement

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