Even when life challenges us, it's a gift beyond all measure.

Life is beyond measure, it is the vastness of the star filled sky. Life is the highest peak on the most majestic mountain, it is the awe inspiring fullness of the ocean. All of this fills our hearts with the greatness that we were created to be.

Fascist movements kill off their critics, literally or metaphorically, while democratic movements value, invite and even welcome criticism.

I think the pursuit of happiness is the pursuit of reality because illusion never leaves us ultimately happy.

We have been deformed by educational and religious institutions that treat us as members of an audience instead of actors in a drama, so we become adults who treat democracy as a spectator sport.

When I was depressed, nobody expected anything of me, nor did I expect anything of myself. I was exempt from life's demands and risks. But if I were to find new life, who knows what daunting tasks I might be required to take on?