Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

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.

Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight.

Ecstasy is the accurate term for the intensity of consciousness that occurs in the creative act.

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.

Finding the center of strenghth within ourselves is in the long run best contribution we can do to our fellow man

We cannot will to have insights. We cannot will to have creativity, but we can will to give ourselves to the creative experience with intensity of dedication and commitment.