Out of fear, out of the desire for approval, out of the misguided notions of duty, people surrender themselves-their convictions and their aspirations-every day. There is nothing noble about it. It takes far more courage to fight for your values than to relinquish them.

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves.

The highest compliment one can be paid by another human being is to be told: 'Because of what you are, you are essential to my happiness.'

Integrity is the integration of ideals, convictions, standards, beliefs-and behavior. When our behavior is congruent with our professed values, when ideals and practice match up, we have integrity.

Faith is the commitment of one's consciousness to beliefs for which one has no sensory evidence or rational proof. When man rejects reason as his standard of judgement, only one alternative standard remains to him: his feelings. A mystic is a man who treats his feelings as tools of cognition. Faith is the equation of feelings with knowledge

Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.

What is guilt? It is moral self-reproach-I did wrong when it was possible to have done otherwise.