Paul Tillich

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

The question our century puts before us is: is it possible to regain the lost dimension, the encounter with the Holy, the dimension which cuts through the world of subjectivity and objectivity and goes down to that which is not world but is the Mystery of the Ground of Being.

Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The awareness of the ambiguity of one's highest achievements (as well as one's deepest failures) is a definite symptom of maturity.

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.