Every person is, in part, 'his own project' and makes himself.

It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.

As one studies these preconditions, one becomes saddened by the ease with which human potentiality can be destroyed or repressed, so that a fully-human person can seem like a miracle, so improbable a happening as to be awe-inspiring. And simultaneously one is heartened by the fact that self-actualizing persons do in fact exist, that they are therefore possible, that the gauntlet of dangers can be run, that the finish line can be crossed.

Fear of knowing is very deeply a fear of doing.

One cannot choose wisely for a life unless he dares to listen to himself, his own self, at each moment of his life.

Man is a perpetually wanting animal.

Quitting smoking can be a very good test of ones character. Pass the test and you will have accomplished so much more than just get rid of one bad habit