Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free. – Paul Tillich
Language… has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone. – Paul Tillich
The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable. – Paul Tillich
Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to, the infinite. – Paul Tillich
One of the greatest gifts my father gave me – unintentionally – was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man. – Ben Okri