“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.”

“Why are we asked to make the most important decisions of our lives when we are so young, and so prone to mistakes?”

“... we hardly ever know the decisions we make that change our lives, mostly because they are the small ones”

“It is important to our friends to believe that we are unreservedly frank with them, and important to friendship that we are not.”

“When we know who we are and what we are supposed to do, it is easier to make important decisions about education, careers, and marriage. It is easier to shine our light in our families, with our friends, and in all other places.”

“Whether we’re the largest, smallest, most or least significant thing in the universe makes for a marvelous late-night discussion. It’s not relevant to how we live in the here and now. We need to look around, take measure of ourselves, and decide what we can do and how much of it we do to improve our lives and the lives of as many others as we can reach.”