--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I have lost tolerance for things without…" description: "\"“I have lost tolerance for things without meaning. There is no time for them. Does that make sense? - Sara Seager”\" — Lee Billings" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg" --- # I have lost tolerance for things without meaning. There is… ![“I have lost tolerance for things without meaning. There is no time for them. Does that make sense? - Sara Seager” quote by Lee Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg) > ““I have lost tolerance for things without meaning. There is no time for them. Does that make sense? - Sara Seager”” [Lee Billings](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-billings/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Meaningful pursuits deserve attention; trivialities waste time and focus. **In simple terms:** Focus on meaning, discard the meaningless. Key Takeaway Prioritize purpose over distraction. Themes meaning focus time management priorities purpose Mood contemplative motivated Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - busy schedules - social media - unnecessary meetings - personal goals Key Concepts philosophy productivity mindfulness Questions to Reflect On - What activities truly enrich your life? - How do you decide what to let go? A Different Perspective Meaning is subjective; some “meaningless” tasks serve rest. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Inspirational attitude](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational-attitude/) [Lost Tolerance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lost-tolerance-3238469/) [Meaning Time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/meaning-time-1653309/) [Sense Sara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sense-sara-3238471/) [Tolerance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tolerance/) [Tolerance Things](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tolerance-things-3238470/) ## Related quotes > [For me and most of my friends who are comedians, if you've been doing comedy for a while, your tolerance for things actually moves.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demetri-martin/for-me-and-most-of-my-friends-who-are-comedians-if-you-ve-been-doing/) [Demetri Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demetri-martin/) > [For 14 years, I'd been on medication for the pinched nerve, the arthritis, the muscle spasms in my neck, and I'd lost my tolerance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-ford/for-14-years-i-d-been-on-medication-for-the-pinched-nerve-the/) [Betty Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-ford/) > [Sometimes you can do the work in the moment, and you don't know whether it's going to really have meaning once time has elapsed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-buckingham/sometimes-you-can-do-the-work-in-the-moment-and-you-don-t-know/) [Lindsey Buckingham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-buckingham/) > [“You'll understand the meaning in time. It's like a chemical -- you put it out there and the reaction that it creates is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guy-picciotto/you-ll-understand-the-meaning-in-time-it-s-like-a-chemical-you-put-it/) [Guy Picciotto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guy-picciotto/) > [You have this way of meaning everything and nothing to me at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maroon-5/you-have-this-way-of-meaning-everything-and-nothing-to-me-at-the-same/) [Maroon 5](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maroon-5/) > [A wise man once said that all human activity is a form of play. And the highest form of play is the search for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-c-clarke/a-wise-man-once-said-that-all-human-activity-is-a-form-of-play-and/) [Arthur C. Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-c-clarke/) > [Love knows not the meaning of time, for the passing of time can not change True Love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cyrus/love-knows-not-the-meaning-of-time-for-the-passing-of-time-can-not/) [Cyrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cyrus/) > [“when they ask me the meaning of time I am speechless and I choose to be friends with minutes and seconds, as I know,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ys-sroyer/when-they-ask-me-the-meaning-of-time-i-am-speechless-and-i-choose-to/) [ys sroyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ys-sroyer/) > [Time, like life itself, has no inherent meaning. We give our own meaning to time as to life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-lockwood-huie/time-like-life-itself-has-no-inherent-meaning-we-give-our-own-meaning/) [Jonathan Lockwood Huie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-lockwood-huie/) > [I have never been able to grasp the meaning of time. I don't believe it exists. I've felt this again and again, when alone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thor-heyerdahl/i-have-never-been-able-to-grasp-the-meaning-of-time-i-don-t-believe/) [Thor Heyerdahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thor-heyerdahl/) > [Nothing weighs more heavily on age than time. Nothing has more meaning Â… Now time becomes, with a kind of ruthless honesty, what it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-d-chittister/nothing-weighs-more-heavily-on-age-than-time-nothing-has-more-meaning/) [Joan D. Chittister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-d-chittister/) > [“Instead of labelling your emotions as problems to solve, you can see them as signals to interpret. Instead of judging your desires as shameful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vironika-tugaleva/instead-of-labelling-your-emotions-as-problems-to-solve-you-can-see/) [Vironika Tugaleva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vironika-tugaleva/) > [“Ignorance is the source of all problems you encounting on your life time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/ignorance-is-the-source-of-all-problems-you-encounting-on-your-life/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Today if anything is trying to hold you back, give no attention to it. Get your hopes up, get your faith up, look up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germany-kent/today-if-anything-is-trying-to-hold-you-back-give-no-attention-to-it/) [Germany Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germany-kent/) > [“What you owe your critics are your RESULTS not explanations not defence just RESULTS.Evidence terminates Arguments.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fela-durotoye/what-you-owe-your-critics-are-your-results-not-explanations-not/) [Fela Durotoye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fela-durotoye/) ## More Inspirational attitude quotes > [“What you owe your critics are your RESULTS not explanations not defence just RESULTS.Evidence terminates Arguments.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fela-durotoye/what-you-owe-your-critics-are-your-results-not-explanations-not/) [Fela Durotoye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fela-durotoye/) > [“Today if anything is trying to hold you back, give no attention to it. Get your hopes up, get your faith up, look up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germany-kent/today-if-anything-is-trying-to-hold-you-back-give-no-attention-to-it/) [Germany Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germany-kent/) > [“Ignorance is the source of all problems you encounting on your life time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/ignorance-is-the-source-of-all-problems-you-encounting-on-your-life/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Instead of labelling your emotions as problems to solve, you can see them as signals to interpret. Instead of judging your desires as shameful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vironika-tugaleva/instead-of-labelling-your-emotions-as-problems-to-solve-you-can-see/) [Vironika Tugaleva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vironika-tugaleva/) > [“Nobody has the right to break your spirit, not even you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bhuwan-thapaliya/nobody-has-the-right-to-break-your-spirit-not-even-you/) [Bhuwan Thapaliya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bhuwan-thapaliya/) > [“We all have negative thoughts now and then, but we can choose not to dwell there and not to let them control us.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-t-bennett/we-all-have-negative-thoughts-now-and-then-but-we-can-choose-not-to/) [Roy T. Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-t-bennett/) > [“Be kind to everyone you meet. Give a little bit of yourself to mankind.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/be-kind-to-everyone-you-meet-give-a-little-bit-of-yourself-to-mankind/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) > [“Be where you are, stop over-thinking, and focus on what you are doing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-t-bennett/be-where-you-are-stop-over-thinking-and-focus-on-what-you-are-doing/) [Roy T. Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-t-bennett/) > [University can teach you skill and give you opportunity, but it can't teach you sense, nor give you understanding. Sense and understanding are produced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-joybell-c/university-can-teach-you-skill-and-give-you-opportunity-but-it-can-t/) [C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/) > [“There is no shortcut for hard work that leads to effectiveness. You must stay disciplined because most of the work is behind the scenes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/germany-kent/there-is-no-shortcut-for-hard-work-that-leads-to-effectiveness-you/) [Germany Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/germany-kent/) > [“Life is about accepting the challenges along the way, choosing to keep moving forward, and savoring the journey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roy-t-bennett/life-is-about-accepting-the-challenges-along-the-way-choosing-to-keep/) [Roy T. Bennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roy-t-bennett/) > [“Greatness is inspiring others to be their best.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-poirot/greatness-is-inspiring-others-to-be-their-best/) [Ken Poirot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-poirot/) > [“Don't try to be the next J.K. Rowling. Just try to be the first you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-daley/don-t-try-to-be-the-next-j-k-rowling-just-try-to-be-the-first-you/) [Christina Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-daley/) > [“If you want to treat your book as a child, the finished book should be an adult, capable to stand on its own legs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martyn-v-halm/if-you-want-to-treat-your-book-as-a-child-the-finished-book-should-be/) [Martyn V. Halm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martyn-v-halm/) > [“Never underestimate a bookworm”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-klein/never-underestimate-a-bookworm/) [Louisa Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-klein/) [Browse all 876 Inspirational attitude quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/inspirational-attitude/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I have lost tolerance for things without meaning. There is no time for them. Does that make sense? - Sara Seager”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lee Billings" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-billings/i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without-meaning-there-is-no-time-for/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Inspirational attitude" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-billings/i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without-meaning-there-is-no-time-for/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/lee-billings-255879_inspirational-attitu_i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without_2770609.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have lost tolerance for things without meaning. There is no time for them. Does that make sense? - Sara…” — Lee Billings", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Lee Billings", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-billings/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "“I have lost tolerance for things...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-billings/i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without-meaning-there-is-no-time-for/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-billings/i-have-lost-tolerance-for-things-without-meaning-there-is-no-time-for/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```