Existence Quotes

4253 Existence quotes by 2188 unique authors

The way in which we experience and interpret the world obviously depends very much indeed on the kind of ideas that fill our minds. If… — E F Schumacher
There are two qualities that make fiction. One is the sense of mystery and the other is the sense of manners. You get the manners… — Flannery O'Connor
We have said that the State must not absorb the individual or the family; both should be allowed free and untrammelled action so far as… — Pope Leo XIII
We should stake our whole existence on our willingness to explore and experience — Martin Buber
Although a biologist, I must confess I do not understand how life came about... I consider that life only starts at the level of a functional… — Unknown Author
The purpose of work is to give people a chance to utilize and develop their faculties; to enable them to overcome their ego-centeredness by joining… — E F Schumacher
Imperial politics represents the conquest of domestic politics and the latter's conversion into a crucial element of inverted totalitarianism. It makes no sense to ask… — Chalmers Johnson
But to change all existence into a flow experience, it is not sufficient to learn merely how to control moment-by-moment states of consciousness. It is… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Peace Corps helps promote global acceptance of the principles of international peace and non-violent co-existence among people of diverse cultures and systems of government. — Sam Farr
Perhaps we always want the person we love, to have the existence of a ghost. — Adolfo Bioy Casares
Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of… — Irena Sendler
The truth about Hamas and Islamic Jihad is that they don't prevent Israel from existing or even flourishing, they prevent Palestine from coming into existence — Michael Medved
The atom can't be seen, yet its existence can be proved. And it is simple to prove that it can't ever be seen. It has… — Carl David Anderson
Ten years ago, in the aftermath of the referendum in Quebec, the very existence of Canada was on the line... I had a responsibility to… — Jean Chretien
I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state. — Pierre Trudeau
Achieving the summit of a mountain was tangible, immutable, concrete. The incumbent hazards lent the activity a seriousness of purpose that was sorely missing from… — Jon Krakauer
For me, art, and especially music, exist to elevate us as far as possible above everyday existence. — Unknown Author
Much of what is euphemistically known as the middle class, merely because it dresses up to go to work, is now reduced to proletarian conditions… — Christopher Lasch
We have the ability to effect a great positive change in the world, starting with the training of our own minds and the overcoming of… — Noah Levine
Refer me to one atheist who denies the existence of God.... Etymologically, as well as philosophically, an atheist is one without God. That is all… — George William Foote
This world belongs to the strong, my friend! The ritual of our existence is based on the strong getting stronger by devouring the weak. We… — Ken Kesey
Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery… — Okakura Kakuzo
The two most powerful things in existence: a kind word and a thoughtful gesture. — Unknown Author
African slavery is the corner-stone of the industrial, social, and political fabric of the South; and whatever wars against it, wars against her very existence.… — Laurence M. Keitt
I am satisfied with the mystery of life's eternity and with a knowledge, a sense, of the marvelous structure of existence - as well as… — Albert Einstein

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