“The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.”

“Courage, strength and value of a person are measured by the ability to face up difficulties.”

“Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.”

“Life is whole only when it isn’t subordinate to a specific object that exceeds it. In this way, the essence of entirety is freedom.”

“The ability to do, to make, to generate and contribute is the essence of a human being.”

“A company's ability to innovate, improve, and learn ties directly to the company's value.”

“The life of the individual has meaning only insofar as it aids in making the life of every living thing nobler and more beautiful. Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.”

“Civilisation is not an appeal to nature. It is a revolt against nature—against nature as it has been represented in man in the past. It is supernatural. Civilization is an attempt to subordinate and control those primitive impulses which have reigned in human nature in the less gracious and less rational times gone by—impulses which we have ourselves to-day to a considerable extent inherited.”

“We cannot form and enhance personality without encouraging strong impulse and strong vision in the individual. Such impulse and such vision must seek a collective voice and a social expression.”

“Originality is neither a matter of inventiveness nor method, it is the essence of personality.”