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Lives with no more sense of spiritual meaning than that provided by shopping malls, ordinary television, and stagnant workplaces are barren lives indeed. Spirituality enriches… — Marianne Williamson
Americans of good-will, the nice decent church people, the well-meaning liberals, the good hearted souls who themselves wouldn't lynch anyone, must begin to realize that… — Langston Hughes
If on the other hand he went to pay his respects to The Door and it wasn't there . . . what then? The answer,… — Douglas Adams
There is to my mind no doubt that the concept of beautiful had its roots in sexual excitation and that its original meaning was sexually… — Sigmund Freud
Man is a being in search of meaning. — Plato
Keep this point clear: central to discovering an experience's perceptual meaning is a recognition of its identity and its individuality. — Edmund Blair Bolles
When you love people and have the desire to make a profound, positive impact upon the world, then will you have accomplished the meaning to… — Sasha Azevedo
The man who sat on the ground in his tipi meditating on life and its meaning, accepting the kinship of all creatures and acknowledging unity… — Luther Standing Bear
What is Friendship, Definition of Friend, True Friendship - All about the meaning of true friends, what friendship means, meaning of friendship bracelets, poems, ring — Mark Vernon
We cannot change our memories, but we can change their meaning and the power they have over us. — David Seamands
Better than a meaningless story of a thousand words is a single word of deep meaning which, when heard, produces peace. — Gautama Buddha
Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated… — Teresa of Avila
Aren't the stars beautiful? Thousands of them twinkling so far from us, yet so near. Who knows what it's like in the universe where they… — Shelina Zahra Janmohamed
The word 'silly' derives from the Greek 'selig' meaning 'blessed.' There is something sacred in being able to be silly. — Paul Pearsall
Whether or not enlightenment is a plausible goal for us is a vital question for our lives. If it is possible for us to attain… — Robert Thurman
The meaning of spirituality is to be healthy and happy; to be physically, emotionally and mentally strong. We can't find this with imagination. We must… — Ratu Bagus
Good advice is like a proverb: the meaning depends on the interpretation. — Rebecca L. Walkowitz
To listen fully means to pay close attention to what is being said beneath the words. You listen not only to the 'music,' but to… — Peter Senge
In addition to all of the ratios and goals and parameters and bottom lines, it is fundamental that leaders endorse a concept of persons. This… — Max De Pree
There is one thing we know about meaning, that meaning consists in attachment to something bigger than you are. The larger the thing that you… — Joel Garreau
The theory of meaning says that joining and serving in things larger than you that you believe in while using your highest strengths is a… — Joel Garreau
If particulars are to have meaning, there must be universals. — Plato
Finding happiness is not as simple as having good friends or a full social life. The crunch issue is our ability, or inability, to find… — Mark Vernon
It is my dream that the entire Tibetan plateau should become a free refuge where humanity and nature can live in peace and in harmonious… — Dalai Lama
Meaning can only be understood in relation to its environment. Therefore, the words only make full sense in context... There are no absolutes, there is… — Serge King

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