In the whole history of capitalism, no one has been able to establish a coercive monopoly by means of competition in a free market...Every single coercive monopoly that exists or ever has existed...was created and made possible only by an act of government...which granted special privileges (not obtainable in a free market) to a man or a group of men, and forbade all others to enter that particular field.

Productive achievement is a consequence and an expression of health and self-esteem, not its cause.

It is painful to face the self we know we have never had the integrity to honor and assert.

Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.

If we attach more importance to what other people believe than to what we know to be true - if we value belonging over being - we will not attain authenticity.

When we bury our feelings, we also bury ourselves. It means we exist in a state of alienation. We rarely know it, but we are lonely for ourselves.

You are not likely to bring out the best in people or nurture their creativity if every time you hear about their problems you instantly offer a solution Encourage people to look for their own solutions-and project the knowledge that they are capable of doing so.