Meaningless Quotes

638 Meaningless quotes by 497 unique authors

When we find ourselves unable to reason (as one often does when presented with, say, a problem in algebra) it is because our imagination is… — W. W. Sawyer
We have created an industrial order geared to automatism, where feeble-mindedness, native or acquired, is necessary for docile productivity in the factory; and where a… — Lewis Mumford
The first myth to dispel is that Africa is not a country. It's made up of 53 different countries. So to say 'invest in Africa'… — Euvin Naidoo
Some Christians worried about a faith that was so embracing as to be meaningless, that exalted not the Almighty so much as the American way… — Nancy Gibbs
Between being loved and being feared, I have always believed Machiavelli was right. If nobody is afraid of me, Iâ€™m meaningless. — Lee Kuan Yew
If we keep treating our most important values as meaningless relics, that's exactly what they'll become. — Michael Josephson
I emphasize that virtually every engineering calculation is ultimately a failure calculation, because without a failure criterion against which to measure the calculated result, it… — Henry Petroski
Power is the engine of the world,and sex and money its oil and lubricants.God is at best the invocation before you start the engine-meaningless if… — Tarun J. Tejpal
The thing about art is that life is in no danger of being meaningless, — Robert Genn
A meaningless statement remains meaningless no matter how often it's heard. — Roy H. Williams
Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation; third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and least, experience. Without integrity, motivation… — Dee Hock
Ancient boundaries are meaningless, except for political purposes; old divisions of clan and tribe are sentimental remnants of the pre-atomic age; neither creed nor color… — Sydney J. Harris
Sometimes we feel that one individual's action is very insignificant. Then we think, of course, that effects should come from channeling or from a unifying… — Dalai Lama
To always trust my instincts, to always believe I have something to offer â€” no matter how meaningless or stupid it may be â€” and… — Chelsea Handler
Great wisdom not applied to action and behavior is meaningless data. — Peter Drucker
The freedom to speak is meaningless without the corollary freedom to keep silent. — Murray Rothbard
When you fight, you don't fight for abstract values like the flag, or the nation, or democracy. You fight for your buddy. You fight to… — Richard Marcinko
To speak of certain government and establishment institutions as 'the system' is to speak correctly . . . They are sustained by structural relationships even… — Robert M. Pirsig
We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility — Thomas Szasz
I don't believe, for instance, that evolutionary biology or any scientific endeavor has much to say about love. I'm sure a lot can be learned… — Greg Graffin

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