Reference Point Quotes

27 quotes by 26 authors

Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature… — R C Sproul
It's the same with all the thoughts and feelings and other experiences that arise in the ocean of ourselves. The ocean never resists them, it… — Suzanne Segal
The secret of the world is this: the world is entirely circular and you will go round and round endlessly, never finding what you want,… — Jeanette Winterson
It is good to come to a country you know practically nothing about. Your thoughts grow still, useless. Everything must be rebuilt. In a country… — Andrzej Stasiuk
Without God man has no reference point to define himself. — R C Sproul
We discover that meaning and purpose only when we make God the reference point of our lives. — Rick Warren
How can you have this reference point, this stability, that is required to maintain the continuity of selves day after day? — Antonio Damasio
The Burgess Shale is not unique, but for those who study evolution and fossils it has become something of an icon. It provides a reference… — Simon Conway Morris
The (stock) market is there only as a reference point to see if anybody is offering to do anything foolish. When we invest in stocks,… — Warren Buffett
I think one of the great disasters (in military history) is the way that the Second World War has become the defining reference point for… — Antony Beevor
Egoic consciousness is the one we all normally operate with, until we are told there is something else! Every culture teaches egoic consciousness in different… — Richard Rohr
I wrote a book on life coaching, because my life became my own reference point how to live. — Anupam Kher
You don't know how to take off your suit of armor. You have no idea how to conduct yourself without the reference point of your… — Chogyam Trungpa
I was delighted to become a popular-culture reference point. I'm still delighted about it actually, and I still find it to be weird. — Colin Firth
I can't live for more than four years outside of Canada. I'm Canadian, so ultimately that is my reference point. — Yann Martel
No finite point has meaning without an infinite reference point. — Jean-Paul Sartre
To have Christian hope means to know about evil and yet to go to meet the future with confidence. The core of faith rests upon… — Pope Benedict XVI
What makes a nightmare nightmarish is the sense that something is happening that should not be. While nightmares are the most convenient reference point for… — Thomas Ligotti
Everything in our lives," she said quietly, "leads to everything else in our lives. So a moment in the present has a reference point, both… — Elizabeth George
You may be right. I think it was round about Christmas when I got my Welsh dragon tattoo.â€ At that, Tessa had to try very… — Cassandra Clare

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