Meaning Quotes
4592 Meaning quotes by 2692 unique authors
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It is our duty to give meaning to the life of future generations by sharing our knowledge and experience; by teaching an appreciation of work…
— Paul Bocuse
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Your desintation is a life of meaning, fulfillment, creativity and joy. A life free of fears, obsessions, compulsions, and addictions, without the insecurities others activates…
— Gary Zukav
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The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest,…
— Dalai Lama
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Sex endows the individual with a dumb and powerful instinct, which carries his body and soul continually towards another, makes it one of the dearest…
— George Santayana
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Because I had goodwill for all, I thought all were my friends, and then I learned of treachery, that some preferred my end. A glorious…
— Vanna Bonta
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Connect, create meaning, make a difference, matter, be missed.
— Seth Godin
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It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument…
— Ludwig von Mises
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There is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will…
— Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly always…
— John Quiggin
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There is no reason to believe that bureaucrats and politicians, no matter how well meaning, are better at solving problems than the people on the…
— Elinor Ostrom
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This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of…
— Allen Weinstein
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The mystery of the universe, and the meaning of God's world, are shrouded in hopeless obscurity, until we learn to feel that all laws suppose…
— Alexander MacLaren
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Wes Clark is a man of whom you can ask a question, and he will look you directly in the eye, and give you the…
— Mario Cuomo
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Simplicity is not a goal, but one arrives at simplicity in spite of oneself, as one approaches the real meaning of things.
— Herbert Read
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The meaning is in the waiting,
— R. S. Thomas
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The meaning of the presupposition is the method of verification… we know the meaning of the statement if we know the conditions under which the…
— Moritz Schlick
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Don't fear your mortality, because it is this very mortality that gives meaning and depth and poignancy to all the days that will be granted…
— Paul Tsongas
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Every word is an adamantine shell which encloses a great explosive force. To discover its meaning you must let it burst inside you like a…
— Nikos Kazantzakis
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Men of the world who value the Way all turn to books. But books are nothing more than words. Words have value; what is of…
— Zhuangzi
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Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated. No error in thinking about social facts is more serious…
— Solomon Asch
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The tendency to conformity in our society is so strong that reasonably intelligent and well-meaning young people are willing to call white black. This is…
— Solomon Asch
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Most social acts have to be understood in their setting, and lose meaning if isolated.
— Solomon Asch
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If they want to come out and watch me paint or dig potatoes or mend fences, I don't care. I don't do interviews not because…
— Tom T. Hall
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Human life and objects and trees vibrate with mysterious meanings, which can be deciphered like cuneiform writing. There exists a meaning, hidden from day to…
— Adam Zagajewski
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What's troubling is that because the camera is 3D, the northern part of the screen isn't necessarily north anymore. So the jungle transforms into the…
— Hideo Kojima
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