In my clinical experience, the greatest block to a person's development is his having to take on a way of life which is not rooted in his own powers.

One must have at least a readiness to love the other person, broadly speaking, if one is to be able to understand him.

Terrorism and the whole drug scene are vivid examples of the fact that what persons abhor most of all in life is the possibility that they will not matter.

In any age courage is the simple virtue needed for a human being to traverse the rocky road from infancy to maturity of personality. But in an age of anxiety, an age of herd morality and personal isolation, courage is a sine qua non. In periods when the mores of the society were more consistent guides, the individual was more firmly cushioned in his crises of development; but in times of transition like ours, the individual is thrown on his own at an earlier age and for a longer period.

It is interesting to note how many of the great scientific discoveries begin as myths.

Humans have a habit of running faster when they have lost their way.

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.