I would say that 99 per cent of what my father has written about his own life is false.

Blaming something else makes that something else cause; and as that cause takes on power, the individual in the same act loses control and becomes effect.

Dreams, goals, ambitions - these are the stuff man uses for fuel.

There are no conflicts which cannot be resolved unless the true promoters of them remain hidden.

To love in spite of all is the secret of greatness. And may very well be the greatest secret in this universe.

Convince a man that he is an animal, that his own dignity and selfrespect are delusions, that there is no 'beyond' to aspire to, no higher potential self to achieve, and you have a slave. Let a man know he is himself, a spiritual being, that he is capable of the power of choice and has the right to aspire to greater wisdom and you have started him up a higher road.

Any of us probably could do more important things than we are doing. Any of us could use some changes in our tasks. But none of us - and still stay alive and sane - could do without something to do.