Existence Quotes

4253 Existence quotes by 2188 unique authors

As long as leadership from above was not lacking, the people fulfilled their duty and obligation overwhelmingly. Whether Protestant pastor or Catholic priest, both together… — Adolf Hitler
Regarding mutual tolerance: It is negative in one sense, but positive in another. It absolutely forbids us to be forward in pronouncing on the meaninglessness… — William James
Of what significance is one's existence, one is basically unaware. What does a fish know about the water in which he swims all his life?… — Albert Einstein
If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful, and great. No! Only in this… — Pope Benedict XVI
Music, great music, distends the spirit, arouses profound emotions and almost naturally invites us to raise our minds and hearts to God in all situations… — Pope Benedict XVI
The modern world, a world which has experienced marvelous achievements but which seems to have lost its sense of ultimate realities and of existence itself. — Pope John Paul II
‎Interdependence is a fundamental law of nature. Even tiny insects survive by mutual cooperation based on innate recognition of their interconnectedness. It is because our… — Dalai Lama
Besides the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation, the existence of subordinate governments, to which… — James Madison
The answer to the mystery of existence is the love you shared sometimes so imperfectly, and when the loss wakes you to the deeper beauty… — Dean Koontz
Philosophy is the thoughts of men about human thinking, reasoning and imagining, and the real values in human existence. — Charles William Eliot
Love is the source of our greatest errors; but when it is even partially refined it is the energy and the passion of the soul… — Iris Murdoch
There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness; where… — Rabindranath Tagore
You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you… — Gerald Durrell
Whether we fail or not, we shall not be kept from continuing our mission by those who claim it can't be done. ...Indeed the whole… — Louis Bromfield
There is something very intriguing about, for example, the sense of accomplishment that a small child has, which you might be able to reduce to… — Peter Gay
Why were a few, or a single one, made at all, if only to exist in order to be made eternally miserable, which is infinitely… — Immanuel Kant
I care little in the existence of a heaven or hell; self respect does not allow me to guide my acts with an eye toward… — Heinrich Heine
The conservation of nature, the proper care for the human environment and a general concern for the long-term future of the whole of our planet… — Prince Philip
Even if you never have the chance to see or touch the ocean, the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of… — Sylvia Earle
If there is one place on the face of earth where all the dreams of living men have found a home from the very earliest… — Romain Rolland
Today, America would be outraged if U.N. troops entered Los Angeles to restore order. Tomorrow they will be grateful! This is especially true if they… — Henry A. Kissinger
I would not exchange the laughter of my heart for the fortunes of the multitudes; nor would I be content with converting my tears, invited… — Khalil Gibran
The whole play of existence is so beautiful that laughter can be the only response to it. Only laughter can be the real prayer, gratitude. — Rajneesh
You don't filter smokestacks or water. Instead, you put the filter in your head and design the problem out of existence. — William McDonough
People are not afraid of death, they are afraid of losing their separation, they are afraid of losing their ego. Once you start feeling separate… — Rajneesh

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