Petty things become unimportant when people are impassioned about a purpose higher than self.

If we do not teach our children, societ will. And they-and we-will live with the results.

Our problems and pain are universal and increasing, and the solutions to the problems are and always will be based upon universal, timeless, self-evident principles common to every enduring, prospering society throughout history.

Being proactive is more than taking initiative. It is recognizing that we are responsible for our own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than on moods or condition. Proactive people are agents of change and choose not to be victims, to be reactive, or to blame others.

People don't listen to understand. They listen to reply. The collective monologue is everyone talking and no one listening.

There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

They [Nazi captors]had more liberty, more options to choose from in their environment; but he [Viktor Frankl] had more freedom, more internal power to exercise his options.