“But somethings in life are more important than being happy. Like being free to think for yourself.”

“It is more important to be free than to be happy.”

“Do not mistake yourself by believing that your being has something in it more exalted than that of others.”

“The important thing is: how much less you think of the body, of yourself as matter—as dead, dull, insentient matter; how much more you think of yourself as shining immortal being.”

“The only two important things in life are real love and being at peace with yourself.”

“I've learned…. That being kind is more important than being right.”

“The thing everyone should realize is that the key to happiness is being happy for yourself and yourself.”

“I think now that being free is not being powerful or rich or well regarded or without obligation but being able to love. To love someone else enough to forget about yourself even for one moment is to be free.”

“Being happy or unhappy - is that really the most important thing? Knowing the truth would be a different kind of happiness - a more satisfying kind, I think, even if it turned out to be a sad kind.”

“In the phrase ' human being,' the word 'being' is much more important than the word 'human.”