Freedom is man's capacity to take a hand in his own development. It is our capacity to mold ourselves.

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Courage is not the absence of despair; it is, rather, the capacity to move ahead in spite of despair.

If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.

Fortunately, however, we no longer have to argue that self -love is not only necessary and good but that it also is a prerequisite for loving others.

Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

Many people suffer from the fear of finding oneself alone, and so they don't find themselves at all.

Real freedom is the ability to pause between stimulus and response, and in that pause, choose.

In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.

The schizoid man is the natural product of the technological man. It is one way to live and is increasingly utilized and it may explode into violence.

The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when it is not without doubt but in spite of doubt.

Love is letting go of fear.

There are three kinds of people in the world: those who can't stand Picasso those who can't stand Raphael and those who've never heard of either of them.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do.

A popular vote to ascertain the will of the sovereign.

The difference between recession and depression is simple. Recession, goes the saying, is when you lose your job; depression is when I lose mine.

In this world, either you're virtuous or you enjoy yourself. Not both, lady, not both.

I'm not aiming for a knockout. I focus on doing my best. If the knockout comes, fine. If not, that's okay.

It smote me to the heart that I had found no one in all the world who loved me more than all others.

Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon.