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.

A goal without an action plan is a daydream.

It is impressive to see a person who has been battered by life in many ways, who is torn by a variety of unsolved problems, who may be alienated from many aspects of the self-but who is still fighting, still struggling, still striving to find the path to a fulfilling existence, moved by the wisdom of knowing, "I am more than my problems."

Integrity is congruence between what you know, what you profess, and what you do.

A well-developed sense of self is a necessary if not sufficient condition of your well-being. Its presence does not guarantee fulfillment, but its absence guarantees some measure of anxiety, frustration, or despair.

Respect starts with ourselves.

It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.