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.

The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

Man's ultimate concern must be expressed symbolically, because symbolic language alone is able to express the ultimate.

Doubt is not the opposite of faith; it is one element of faith.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being

Faith consists in being vitally concerned with that ultimate reality to which I give the symbolical name of God. Whoever reflects earnestly on the meaning of life is on the verge of an act of faith.

Boredom is rage spread thin

I hope for the day when everyone can speak again of God without embarrassment.

Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves.

Decision is a risk rooted in the courage of being free.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy