Quotes About Meaning

nothing she did or said was quite what she meant but still her life could be called a monument shaped in a slant of available light and set to the movement of possible music

But we must also be careful which memories we select to justify our lives, because we will have to live by them.

Dissonance is disquieting because to hold two ideas that contradict each other is to flirt with absurdity, and, as Albert Camus observed, we are creatures who spend our lives trying to convince ourselves that our existence is not absurd. At the heart of it, Festinger's theory is about how people strive to make sense out of contradictory ideas and lead lives that are, at least in their own minds, consistent and meaningful.

One loves art more than life; it's better than life, don't you think, Ali? It doesn't disappoint so," she sighed. "It's not so frightening," she said, her eyes filled with terror.

Here, we turn everything into art.

You have to remind kids to stay connected to the meaning of Christmas. Sometimes it takes a little bit of effort, but it's so worth it.

I like that. Every time. Instead of 'anytime.' It's pointed." "Well, I mean it.

Being alive is nothing without being able to live.

Thank you so much." "Every time." "I like that. Every time. Instead of 'anytime.' It's pointed.

His lower lip trembles. "Is this . . . are you from the network?" I look at him. Could he possibly be that stupid? "No," I say. "I'm from the world.

the key to life is to believe in something that matters, something big and beautiful, something more profound than fame, money.

And you're not the standard insecure nymph hunting for Faulkner you'll never finish, never start; Faulkner that will harden and calcify, if books could calcify, on your nightstand; Faulkner meant only to convince one-night stands that you mean it when you swear you never do this kind of thing.

that guy came here to confess." "Are you a priest?" "No, I am a church!

but the key to life is to believe in something that matters, something big and beautiful, something more profound than fame, money.

wasted sixteen days of our life in that hospital bed because sure, health is fun, but what good is health without love?

Thank you so much." "Every time." "I like that. Every time. Instead of 'anytime.' It's pointed." "Well, I mean it.

It is up to angels to show you signs and it is your job to decode the meaning. Above all, be humble and full of gratitude.

Men can bed any woman," she said stiffly. "It means nothing." He paused. "Nothing," he repeated thoughtfully. "It rarely means nothing. And sometimes, in very particular circumstances, it means a great deal.

How can you live without knowing what your spirit is doing and what your spirit is saying to you?

Eve was created to know and walk with God and to make him known to others by reflecting his character in her life. This is a woman's true path to fulfillment and meaning — the only way we will ever discover who we are and find our purpose. And it is accessible to all of us.

As you see the patterns and meaning emerge in your own personal experience of the world dream, you begin to realize that everything is happening on your behalf, even the obstacles and the challenges that you experiment with. The obstacles and challenges that you find are there to dare you to become vast and wise enough to surmount them. At this stage, it helps to ask yourself: What is the myth I'm living? And what must I do to live it well?

He swept the ears to the floor with his arm and held the last of his wine in the air. Something for your poetry, no? he said. Some of the ears on the floor caught this scrap of his voice. Some of the ears on the floor were pressed to the ground.

I am not your wicked witch," Alexandrine said. "Beg to differ there," Nikodemus said. "You sure as hell are." "I'm your sworn fiend," she returned. Between Xia's body and hers, she moved her hand over Xia's crotch. "But I'm his wicked witch." "Fuck, yes," Xia said.

I love being reminded that existence itself is all about the tangling of souls.