Since my mother is the type that's called schizophrenogenic in the literature-she's the one who makes crazy people, crazy children-I was awfully curious to find out why I didn't go insane.

We crave and fear becoming truly ourselves

The major motivation theories by which most men live can lead them only to depression and cynicism.

Human nature has been sold short...[humans have] a higher nature which...includes the need for meaningful work, for responsibility, for creativeness, for being fair and just, for doing what is worthwhile and for preferring to do it well.

We are not in a position in which we have nothing to work with. We already have capacities, talents, direction, missions, callings.

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

We do what we are and we are what we do.