Only to the extent that someone is living out this self transcendence of human existence, is he truly human or does he become his true self. He becomes so, not by concerning himself with his self's actualization, but by forgetting himself and giving himself, overlooking himself and focusing outward.

The one thing you can't take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.

Austrian public-opinion pollsters recently reported that those held in highest esteem by most of the people interviewed are neither the great artists nor the great scientists, neither the great statesmen nor the great sport figures, but those who master a hard lot with their heads held high.

No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.

Happiness must ensue. It cannot be pursued

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

It isn't the past which holds us back, it's the future; and how we undermine it, today.