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I'm chasing a kind of language that can be unburdened by people's expectations. I think music is the primary model-how close can you get this… — Terrance Hayes
I am sure that no man asks mercy and grace with true meaning, but if mercy and grace have first been given him. — Anya Seton
The symbol is greater than visible substance. . . . Unhappy the land that has no symbols, or that chooses their meaning without great care. — Freya Stark
Between government in the republican meaning, that is, Constitutional, representative, limited government, on the one hand, and Empire on the other hand, there is mortal… — Garet Garrett
It's perfectly clear to me that religion is a myth. It's something we have invented to explain the inexplicable. My religion and the spiritual side… — Hugh Hefner
The library will endure; it is the universe... We walk the corridors, searching the shelves and rearranging them, looking for lines of meaning amid leagues… — James Gleick
Raising your level of performance requires a proper mentality and meaning from within. This gives you the ability and drive to work on the things… — Dan Gable
This is our Lord’s will, that our prayer and our trust be both alike large. For if we trust not as much as we pray,… — Julian of Norwich
A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence. Whether the meaning… — Rollo May
Fidelity to meaning alone in translation is a kind of betrayal. — Paul Valery
If we all make systematic mistakes in our decisions, then why not develop new strategies, tools, and methods to help us make better decisions and… — Dan Ariely
When we think about labor, we usually think about motivation and payment as the same thing, but the reality is that we should probably add… — Dan Ariely
Tintinnabulation is an area I sometimes wander into when I am searching for answers - in my life, my music, my work. In my dark… — Arvo Part
Write every day, line by line, page by page, hour by hour. Do this despite fear. For above all else, beyond imagination and skill, what… — Robert McKee
Whereas life separates meaning from emotion, art unites them. Story is an instrument by which you create such epiphanies at will, the phenomenon known as… — Robert McKee
Life is chaotic and meaningless, and you have to find your meaning. You must find the answer, you can't just live. That's the point of… — Robert McKee
We are not entirely sure of the meaning of all of the symbolic stones and their placement. Neither Joseph Smith nor Brigham Young said too… — Loren C. Dunn
Clear skies will mean you are happy. Rain will mean you're crying. Sunset means you are embarrassed. Night will mean you are gently holding me. — Unknown Author
The nuclear family must be destroyed, and people must find better ways of living together. ...Whatever its ultimate meaning, the break-up of families now is… — Linda Gordon
While self-interest arising from the enjoyment of meat eating is obviously one reason for its entrenchment, and inertia another, a process of language usage engulfs… — Carol J. Adams
Love is just a word untill you and that someone who comes along give it meaning — Livia
Salt is the only rock directly consumed by man. It corrodes but preserves, desiccates but is wrested from the water. It has fascinated man for… — Margaret Visser
Love gives life purpose and meaning. — Joyce Meyer
To endow clock time with numinous meaning [is] hardly a fit occupation for an intelligent person. — Alan McGlashan
The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating as flying gradually became commonplace. — Virginia Postrel

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