Genuine love not only respects the individuality of the other but actually cultivates it, even at the risk of separation or loss. The ultimate goal of life remains the spiritual growth of the individual, the solitary journey to peaks that can be climbed only alone.

From the age of three on, as far back as I remember, I just knew there was a God behind everything.

What does a life of total dedication to truth mean? It means, first of all, a life of continuous and never-ending stringent self-examination. We know the world only through our relationship to it. Therefore, to know the world, we must not only examine it but we must simultaneously examine the examiner.

Courage is not the absence of fear; it is the making of action in spite of fear.

I guess if you want to know one single thing I'm about, it's that I'm against easy answers.

Problems are the cutting edge that distinguishes between success and failure. Problems ... create our courage and wisdom.

The best decision-makers are those who are willing to suffer the most over their decisions but still retain their ability to be decisive.