We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them.

Although I was raised in a profoundly secular home, I had a belief, an awareness of God, from as far back as I can remember.

We must be willing to fail and to appreciate the truth that often "Life is not a problem to be solved, but a mystery to be lived.

A life of total dedication to the truth also means a life of willingness to be personally challenged.

The feeling of being valuable - 'I am a valuable person'- is essential to mental health and is a cornerstone of self-discipline.

Life is complex. Each one of us must make his own path through life. There are no self-help manuals, no formulas, no easy answers. The right road for one is the wrong road for another...The journey of life is not paved in blacktop; it is not brightly lit, and it has no road signs. It is a rocky path through the wilderness.

It is our task-our essential, central, crucial task-to transform ourselves from mere social creatures into community creatures.