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title: "11 Want Meaning Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [“If you want meaning in your life you must give your life meaning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-mcgill/if-you-want-meaning-in-your-life-you-must-give-your-life-meaning/)

[Bryant McGill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-mcgill/)

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> [What humans want is not just happiness. They want justice; they want meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-seligman/what-humans-want-is-not-just-happiness-they-want-justice-they-want/)

[Martin Seligman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-seligman/)

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> [“What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-chaplin/what-do-you-want-meaning-for-life-is-desire-not-meaning/)

[Charlie Chaplin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-chaplin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/charlie-chaplin-1779_desire_what-do-you-want-meaning-for-life-is-des_1501235.jpg)

> [I don't want to put meaning on what I do because I don't know what it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bo-burnham/i-don-t-want-to-put-meaning-on-what-i-do-because-i-don-t-know-what-it/)

[Bo Burnham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bo-burnham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b78/bo-burnham-1313_because_i-don-t-want-to-put-meaning-on-what-i-do_341883.png)

> [What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-chaplin/what-do-you-want-a-meaning-for-life-is-a-desire-not-a-meaning/)

[Charlie Chaplin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-chaplin/)

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> [“You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/you-want-meaning-well-the-meanings-are-out-there-we-re-just-so-damn/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/david-levithan-67_damn-good_you-want-meaning-well-the-meanings-are-o_978881.jpg)

> [I don't want to be a tree; I want to be its meaning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orhan-pamuk/i-don-t-want-to-be-a-tree-i-want-to-be-its-meaning/)

[Orhan Pamuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orhan-pamuk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/179/orhan-pamuk-500_meaning_i-don-t-want-to-be-a-tree-i-want-to-be-i_28390.jpg)

> [What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. Desire is the theme of life. The meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-chaplin/what-do-you-want-a-meaning-for-life-is-a-desire-not-a-meaning-desire/)

[Charlie Chaplin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-chaplin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a21/charlie-chaplin-1779_desire_what-do-you-want-a-meaning-for-life-is-a_174419.jpg)

> [People want to find a 'meaning' in everything and everyone. That's the problem - there is no meaning in everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-lakey/people-want-to-find-a-meaning-in-everything-and-everyone-that-s-the-2/)

[Andrew Lakey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-lakey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccb/andrew-lakey-54539_meaning_people-want-to-find-a-meaning-in-everyth_3044087.jpg)

> [When I look in your eyes I see my life. I want to be your everything meaning yes your wife. no matter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-i-look-in-your-eyes-i-see-my-life-i-want-to-be-your-everything/)

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

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> [Want it want it cant get it & get it get it nuh want it.'' (meaning) : Be grateful & appreciative of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chan/want-it-want-it-cant-get-it-get-it-get-it-nuh-want-it-meaning-be/)

[Chan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chan/)

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