Viktor Frankl

"No one can take away the freedom to choose one's attitude toward any circumstance."

"When a person can't find a deep reason for existence, he dies."

"If you are determined and persistent, if you can muster the inner discipline and the will power, you can accomplish anything."

"Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibleness."

"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars."

"Despair is suffering without meaning."

"Life asks us not to give meaning to it, but to recognize the meaning already present in all things."

"The will to power must be replaced by the will to meaning."

"An aimless life is an empty life."

"In the final analysis, man should not ask what is the meaning of his life, but rather recognize that he is asked about the meaning of his own life."

"Human progress and culture are forever at the mercy of unreasoning masses."

"It is the responsibility of each human being to find meaning in his or her own life."

"Even if we are unable to change an unfavorable situation, we can still choose our attitude toward it."

"You cannot control external circumstances, but you can always control your response to them."

"Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality."

"The ability to choose one's attitude is one of the fundamental freedoms that can never be taken away."

"An average man can endure suffering. It is the meaningless suffering that breaks men."

"Meaning can be found even in the most wretched circumstances through the attitude we choose to take."

"The freedom to choose is the most powerful force in the human spirit."

"What matters most is not what happens to us, but what we do with what happens."

"When we find meaning in what we do, we unlock human potential."

"The body can be imprisoned, but the human spirit remains eternally free."

"Small pleasures often contain the greatest meaning."

"A man who has conquered his fear has found freedom."

"Responsibility toward something implies a real obligation."

"The last human freedom is our choice in how we live each moment."

"Every day, we make choices about the kind of person we will be."

"Life's meaning is found not in avoiding suffering, but in responding to it with purpose."

"Humor is another uniquely human phenomenon, and like love, serves as a bridge between souls."

"The meaning of life varies from individual to individual, but is always present."