"Human freedom involves our capacity to pause, to choose the one response toward which we wish to throw our weight."
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"Joy, rather than happiness, is the goal of life, for joy is the emotion which accompanies our fulfilling our natures as human beings. It is based on the experience of one's identity as a being of worth and dignity.“
-Rollo May
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