There are some authors who contend that meanings and values are "nothing but defense mechanisms, reaction formations and sublimations." But as for myself, I would not be willing to live merely for the sake of my "defense mechanisms," nor would I be ready to die merely for the sake of my "reaction formations.

Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features.

Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, WE ARE ALWAYS FREE TO CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS!

Set me like a seal upon thy heart, love is as strong as death.

Suffering presents us with a challenge: to find our goals and purpose in our lives that make even the worst situation worth living through.

No man should judge unless he asks himself in absolute honesty whether in a similar situation he might not have done the same.

The last of the human freedoms — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way.