The way in which a man accepts his fate and all the suffering it entails, the way in which he takes up his cross, gives him ample opportunity — even under the most difficult circumstances — to add a deeper meaning to his life. It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more than an animal

Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.

Happiness cannot be attained by wanting to be happy - it must come as the unintended consequence of working for a goal greater than oneself.

In his creative work the artist is dependent on sources and resources deriving from the spiritual unconscious.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

We had to learn...that it did not really matter what we expected from life but rather what life expected from us.

A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."