Alfred Adler

"What matters is not your position in life, but the direction in which you are heading."

"The illusion of having to be perfect keeps many people from trying at all."

"A child needs encouragement like a plant needs water."

"The greatest need is to feel that you belong somewhere, to someone."

"Education is the most effective weapon against poverty and despair."

"The development of the individual is not antagonistic to the development of the community."

"We are not determined by our circumstances; we are determined by how we respond to them."

"Mistakes are not disasters; they are stepping stones to growth."

"The first requirement for improving the world is to improve ourselves."

"Competition among siblings can either strengthen or damage relationships forever."

"Children who have been pampered develop a dependent character."

"The voice within is sometimes louder than any external criticism."

"We are responsible not only for what we do, but for what we could have done."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change your mind."

"Community feeling is the bark of human development."

"People are not troubled by things, but by the view they take of them."

"An inferiority complex may drive us toward achievement or toward despair."

"The greatest happiness comes from contributing to the happiness of others."

"Our birth order shapes our personality, but it does not determine our destiny."

"Encouragement is oxygen for the human soul."

"The only true failure is the refusal to try again."

"Art is the expression of the human desire to transcend the mundane."

"We are enslaved by what we fear, and liberated by what we love."

"Time is too precious to waste on regret; use it to create your future."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

"Wealth that comes easily is often spent easily and brings little satisfaction."

"The person who is truly courageous acts despite their fear, not in the absence of it."

"Loneliness is not about being alone; it is about feeling disconnected from others."

"Life asks us not 'What is the meaning of life?' but 'What is our answer to life?'"

"Children are not born; they are constructed through their choices and perceptions."