Existence Quotes

4253 Existence quotes by 2188 unique authors

I think a lot of us are not on a path; we're in a rut. We have confused comfort with peace, belief with faith, safety… — Erwin McManus
Once a new idea springs into existence, it cannot be unthought. There is a sense of immortality in a new idea. — Edward de Bono
At the back of our brains is a blaze of astonishment at our own existence. The object of the artistic and spiritual life is to… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The true beloveds of this world are in their lover's eyes lilacs opening, ship lights, school bells, a landscape, remembered conversations, friends, a child's Sunday,… — Truman Capote
You will come closer and closer to perfection, but you will never be perfect. Perfection is not the way of existence. Growth is the way. — Rajneesh
Humanity will never be religious unless all organized religions disappear and religion becomes an individual commitment towards existence. — Rajneesh
Zionism is only around 100 years old. It is the transformation from religion to nationalism, to materialism created by non-religious Jews who hated their religion.… — Unknown Author
The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel… — Zuheir Mohsen
They are going to leave [Gaza], not because this is a gift from Israel. This is because they failed to confront our people, so don't… — Zuheir Mohsen
The Jews invented the legend of the Nazi atrocities... Anyone who reads the Koran and the holy writings of the monotheistic religions sees what they… — Hassan Nasrallah
We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play. We ride instead of walk. Our existence deprives us of the minimum of… — John F. Kennedy
The question is no longer between violence and non-violence it is between non-violence and non-existence. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Our own theory is that sin was ordained only in view of redemption, and that accordingly redemption shows forth as the gain bound up with… — Friedrich Schleiermacher
If Nature denies eternity to beings, it follows that their destruction is one of her laws. Now, once we observe that destruction is so useful… — Marquis de Sade
How does one get rid of fear? Ramana: What is fear? It is only a thought. If there is anything besides the Self there is… — Ramana Maharshi
As a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly… — Dalai Lama
For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality. As a result… — Sogyal Rinpoche
When in the evening we are alone with our most existential thoughts, it is then that we come face to face with the most precious… — Michael Kirby
The mere lapse of years is not life. To eat, to drink, and sleep; to be exposed to darkness and the light; to pace around… — James Martineau
The universe must be experienced as the Great Self. Each is fulfilled in the other: the Great Self is fulfilled in the individual self, the… — Thomas Berry
You are in physical existence to learn and understand that your energy, translated into feelings, thoughts and emotions, causes all experience. There are no exceptions. — Jane Roberts
Get up, and set your shoulder to the wheel - How long is this life for? As you have come into this world, leave some… — Swami Vivekananda
She thought of the last couple of years: the boredom, the narrowness of existence, the dearth of anything to look forward to. Yet now, in… — Rosamunde Pilcher
Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by false words, but only by true words, with which people transform the world. To… — Paulo Freire
Now I will avow, that I then believed and now believe that those general principles of Christianity are as eternal and immutable as the existence… — Thomas Jefferson

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