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

False optimism sooner or later means disillusionment , anger and hopelessness.

People with intelligence must use their intelligence, people with eyes must use their eyes, people with the capacity to love have the impulse to love and the need to love in order to feel healthy. Capacities clamor to be used, and cease their clamor only when they are used sufficiently. That is to say, capacities are needs, and therefore are intrinsic values as well.

The only happy people I know are the ones who are working well at something they consider important.

Man is a perpetually wanting animal.

We crave and fear becoming truly ourselves

One of the goals of education should be to teach that life is precious.