Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it is he who is asked.

Ultimately, man should not ask what the meaning of his life is, but rather he must recognize that it [is] he who is asked.

If there is meaning in life at all, then there must be meaning in suffering.

For the meaning of life differs from man to man, from day to day and from hour to hour. What matters, therefore, is not the meaning of life in general but rather the specific meaning of a person's life at a given moment.

Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human.

To the European, it is a characteristic of the American culture that, again and again, one is commanded and ordered to 'be happy.' But happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to 'be happy.' Once the reason is found, however, one becomes happy automatically. As we see, a human being is not one in pursuit of happiness but rather in search of a reason to become happy, last but not least, through actualizing the potential meaning inherent and dormant in a given situation.