Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.

I had wanted simply to convey to the reader by way of concrete example that life holds a potential meaning under any conditions, even the most miserable ones. And I thought that if the point were demonstrated in a situation as extreme as that in a concentration camp, my book might gain a hearing. I therefore felt responsible for writing down what I had gone through, for I thought it might be helpful to people who are prone to despair.

Self-actualization cannot be attained if it is made an end in itself, but only as a side effect of self-transcendence.

Man's last freedom is his freedom to choose how he will react in any given situation

This is the core of the human spirit ... If we can find something to live for - if we can find some meaning to put at the center of our lives - even the worst kind of suffering becomes bearable.

Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued

It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.