Because of social pressure, individualism is rejected by most people in favor of conformity. Thus the individual relies mainly upon the actions of others and neglects the meaning of his own personal life. Hence he sees his own life as meaningless and falls into the “existential vacuum” feeling inner void. Progressive automation causes increasing alcoholism, juvenile delinquency, and suicide.

Nothing is likely to help a person overcome or endure troubles than the consciousness of having a task in life.

Having been is also a kind of being, and perhaps the surest kind.

It is not freedom from conditions, but it is freedom to take a stand toward the conditions.

Forces beyond your control can take away everything you possess except one thing, your freedom to choose how you will respond to the situation.

We dislike talking about our experiences. No explanations are needed for those who have been inside, and the others will understand neither how we felt then nor how we feel now.

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