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title: "11 Significant Life Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 11 Significant Life quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Significant Life sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't need a successful life...I just want a significant life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-don-t-need-a-successful-life-i-just-want-a-significant-life/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Your life isn't about the big break, it's about one significant life transforming step at a time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-storey/your-life-isn-t-about-the-big-break-it-s-about-one-significant-life/)

[Tim Storey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-storey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/tim-storey-29504_big-break_your-life-isn-t-about-the-big-break-it-s_1924754.png)

> [“You don’t need a significant other to lead a significant life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mandy-hale/you-don-t-need-a-significant-other-to-lead-a-significant-life/)

[Mandy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mandy-hale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6c/mandy-hale-2473_alone_you-don-t-need-a-significant-other-to-le_281413.jpg)

> [God uses those who seem ill-fitted for a significant life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-r-swindoll/god-uses-those-who-seem-ill-fitted-for-a-significant-life/)

[Charles R. Swindoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-r-swindoll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/charles-r-swindoll-878_fitted_god-uses-those-who-seem-ill-fitted-for-a_736101.png)

> [To you to live a significant life, you have to become intentional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/to-you-to-live-a-significant-life-you-have-to-become-intentional/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

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> [The most significant life is the one lived on the basis of a personal sense of justice and the desire to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mas-oyama/the-most-significant-life-is-the-one-lived-on-the-basis-of-a-personal/)

[Mas Oyama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mas-oyama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a81/mas-oyama-16686_bases_the-most-significant-life-is-the-one-liv_583687.jpg)

> [If you think about people's lives, you think about what's significant. And the things I find significant in my life are not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-wang/if-you-think-about-people-s-lives-you-think-about-what-s-significant/)

[Patrick Wang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-wang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/patrick-wang-57418_about_if-you-think-about-people-s-lives-you-th_200143.jpg)

> [No matter how significant or life-changing your greatest hit or miss might be, neither even begins to define who you are. Each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/no-matter-how-significant-or-life-changing-your-greatest-hit-or-miss/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95c/colin-powell-691_calculus_no-matter-how-significant-or-life-changi_335235.jpg)

> [“I try to keep in mind” I recite dryly as I run the front sight of my pistol over his face, “that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-sharpe/i-try-to-keep-in-mind-i-recite-dryly-as-i-run-the-front-sight-of-my/)

[Dennis Sharpe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-sharpe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/006/dennis-sharpe-27495_badassery_i-try-to-keep-in-mind-i-recite-dryly-as_2267203.jpg)

> [The name 'Clara' is significant in my life. When I was an adolescent and started thinking about my place in the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-thile/the-name-clara-is-significant-in-my-life-when-i-was-an-adolescent-and/)

[Chris Thile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-thile/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4b/chris-thile-4170_daughter_the-name-clara-is-significant-in-my-life_2066123.png)

> [“You are on your way to building a significant life when your service to others stops focusing on the now and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mensah-oteh/you-are-on-your-way-to-building-a-significant-life-when-your-service/)

[Mensah Oteh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mensah-oteh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/906/mensah-oteh-3537_abundance-quotes_you-are-on-your-way-to-building-a-signif_2438342.jpg)

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