We must never forget that we may also find meaning in life even when confronted with a hopeless situation, when facing a fate that cannot be changed. For what then matters is to bear witness to the uniquely human potential at its best, which is to transform a personal tragedy into a triumph, to turn one's predicament into a human achievement. When we are no longer able to change a situation-just think of an incurable disease such as inoperable cancer-we are challenged to change ourselves.

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What is to give light must endure burning.

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

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

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Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.

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Each of us carries a unique spark of the divine, and each of us is also an inseparable part of the web of life.

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

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It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.

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

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

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