Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insufficient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to react in certain ways, in the final analysis it becomes clear that the sort of person the prisoner became was the result of an inner decision, and not the result of camp influences alone.

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

Humor was another of the soul's weapons in the fight for self-preservation.

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

Now, it is my contention that the deneuroticization of humanity requires a rehumanization of psychotherapy.

Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.

The last of human freedoms - the ability to chose one's attitude especially an attitude of gratitude in a given set of circumstances especially in difficult circumstances.