“People are always a little disconcerted when you don't recognize them, they are so important to themselves, it is a shock to discover of what small importance they are to others.[The human element]”

“It is my opinion that humans are largely what they make of themselves; in other words, "human nature" is not so much an empirical reality as a process of self-construction. This means that if people become what they think they are, what they think they are is exceedingly important.”

“The important thing is not the finding, it is the seeking, it is the devotion with which one spins the wheel of prayer and scripture, discovering the truth little by little. If this machine gave you the truth immediately, you would not recognize it.”

“What is it, I wonder, that makes two people suddenly become important to each other? So important that everything else around them just fades away?”

“Don't set your goals by what other people deem important.”

“Learning how to recognize and act on your Inner Knowing is the greatest tool for discovering what's important now by living in the present.”