Joy is the zest that you get out of using your talents, your understanding, the totality of your being, for great aims...That's the kind of feeling that goes with creativity. That's why I say the courage to create. Creation does not come out of simply what you're born with. That must be united with your courage, both of which cause anxiety, but also great joy.

The amazing thing about love is that it is the best way to get to know ourselves.

Forge in the smithy of your soul.

Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about.

Creativity is the encounter of the intensively conscious human being with his world.

Courage is the basic virtue for everyone so long as he continues to grow, to move ahead.

One of the few blessings of living in an age of anxiety is that we are forced to become aware of ourselves.