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

Ultimately, we are not subject to the conditions that confront us; rather, these conditions are subject to our decision ... we must decide whether we will face up or give in, whether or not we will let ourselves be determined by the conditions.

Since Auschwitz we know what man is capable of. And since Hiroshima we know what is at stake.

The more one forgives himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.

Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.

To draw an analogy: a man's suffering is similar to the behavior of a gas. If a certain quantity of gas is pumped into an empty chamber, it will fill the chamber completely and evenly, no matter how big the chamber. Thus suffering completely fills the human soul and conscious mind, no matter whether the suffering is great or little. Therefore the "size" of human suffering is absolutely relative.

The meaning of my life is to help others find meaning in theirs.