“Laugh at what you hold sacred, and still hold it sacred.”

—  Abraham Maslow

As quoted in Relax — You May Have Only a Few Minutes Left : Using the Power of Humor to Overcome Stress in Your Life and Work (1998) by Loretta LaRoche, p. xvii.
1970s and later

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American psychologist 1908–1970

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