We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves.

You don't create your mission in life - you detect it.

When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.

A man who could not see the end of his"provisional existence" was not able to aim at an ultimate goal in life.

It is the pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.

There is nothing in the world, I venture to say, that would so effectively help one to survive even the worst conditions as the knowledge that there is a meaning in one's life.

It said to me, 'I am here — I am here — I am life, eternal life.'