Quotes About Existence

22. Jeste? zadaniem. Jak okiem si?gn??, nie wida? ucznia.

Probably I am constitutionally not lazy at all, but there was nothing for me to do.

Existiam objeções que tinham sido esquecidas? Sem dúvida, estas existiam. A lógica, na verdade, é inabalável, mas ela não resiste a uma pessoa que quer viver.

Two alternatives: either to make oneself infinitesimally small, or to be so. The former is perfection and hence inaction; the latter a beginning and therefore action.

De când m? cunosc am avut anxiet??i atât de adânci în privinÅ£a afirm?rii propriei mele existenÅ£e spirituale,încât tot restul mi-a r?mas indiferent.

Por lo tanto, tal vez sea mejor soportarlo todo con pasividad, comportarse como una simple masa, y si uno se siente arrastrado, no dejarse inducir al menor paso innecesario, contemplar a los demás con la mirada de un animal, no sentir ningún remordimiento en fin, ahogar con una sola mano el fantasma de vida que aún subsista, es decir, aumentar en lo posible la postrera calma sepulcral, y no dejar subsistir nada más.

Küçük ÅŸempanzeden büyük Akhillius'a kadar bu yeryüzünde gezip dolaÅŸan her yarat???n g?d?klan?r topuÄŸu.

Die Logik war unerschütterlich, aber einem Menschen, der leben will, widersteht sie nicht.

It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between.

Who am I? Not the body, because it is decaying; not the mind, because the brain will decay with the body; not the personality, nor the emotions, for these also will vanish with death.

Socialism states that you owe me something simply because I exist. Capitalism, by contrast, results in a sort of reality-forced altruism: I may not want to help you, I may dislike you, but if I don't give you a product or service you want, I will starve. Voluntary exchange is more moral than forced redistribution.

The Christian of the future will be a mystic or he will not exist at all.

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

The will is not free - it is a phenomenon bound by cause and effect - but there is something behind the will which is free.

God was alive when this universe exploded into existence. He was alive when Socrates drank his poison. He was the living God when William Bradford governed Plymouth Colony. He was the living God in 1966 when Thomas Altizer proclaimed him dead and Time magazine absolutely absurdly put it on the front cover.

Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.

I've had experiences in my life that leave no doubt in my mind about the fact that God exists. I'm quite willing to debate people who don't think so because I want them to explain to me how did our solar system get so organized and how is the universe so complex and yet well-organized that we can predict 70 years hence when a comet is coming?

Life seeks life and loves life. The opening of a catkin of a willow, in the flight of the butterfly, in the chirping of a tree-toad or the sweep of an eagle - my life loves to see how others live, exults in their joy, and so far is partner in their great concern.

On the other hand, for the whole human being who wills, feels, and represents, external reality is given simultaneously and with as much certitude as his own self.

I'm writing a book called 'The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus' about the maths of Christmas: how to set up a secret Santa so it's totally fair; how to decorate your tree mathematically; how to win at Monopoly.

I'm a huge advocate of showing my relationship online because love does exist, and I think it's so important for our generation to know that love will win. No matter who you love, what you love, it will win.

Our lives feel like these epochs, but really, we are dust in the wind.

What is this world? A mere curl of smoke for the wind to scatter.

Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere.