Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

Man is not fully conditioned and determined but rather determines himself whether he gives in to conditions or stands up to them.

There are two races of men in this world but only these two: the race of the decent man and the race of the indecent man.

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.

Each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

In psychiatry there is a certain condition known as delusion of reprieve. The condemned man, immediately before his execution, gets the illusion that he might be reprieved at the very last minute. No one could yet grasp the fact that everything would be taken away. all we possessed, literally, was our naked existence.

Human kindness can be found in all groups, even those which as a whole it would be easy to condemn.