It is here that we encounter the central theme of existentialism: to live is to suffer, to survive is to find meaning in the suffering.

When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

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

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

Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.

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

Our greatest human freedom is that, despite whatever our physical situation is in life, WE ARE ALWAYS FREE TO CHOOSE OUR THOUGHTS!

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.

Success, like happiness, is the unexpected side effect of one's personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself.

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

Ars moriendi ars vivendi est: the art of dying is the art of living.

That was his mother. When she wasn't crying over the breakfast cereal, she was laughing about killing herself.

Happiness is not a luxury. It is a necessity. When we are happy, we are in the best possible place to be good to ourselves and those we love.

The sexual revolution transformed the American West: Now even cowboys can get laid.

The lightning-bug is brilliant, but he hasn't any mind; He stumbles through existence with his headlight on behind.

I am determined to live without illusions. I want to look at reality straight. Without hiding.

I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action.

Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

Art is about profundity. It's about connecting to everything that it means to be alive, but you have to act.

Love is the most important thing in life. If you don't have (a relationship), you're always looking for one.