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Quotes About Meaning

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.
~ John C. Maxwell
El animador Danny Thomas insistía en que «todos hemos nacido por una razón, pero no todos descubrimos el porqué.
~ John C. Maxwell
An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.
~ John C. Maxwell
There is definitely a correlation between family success and personal success. Not only does building a strong family lay the groundwork for future success, but it also gives life deeper meaning.
~ John C. Maxwell
French essayist Michel Eyquem de Montaigne wrote, "The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them; a man may live long yet live very little.
~ John C. Maxwell
To put significance in our stories, we must also take action. Being passive may feel safe. If you do nothing, nothing can go wrong. But while inaction cannot fail, it cannot succeed either. We can wait, and hope, and wish, but if we do, we miss the stories our lives could be.
~ John C. Maxwell
How can a people who do not mean to understand death hope to understand love, and who will sound the alarm?
~ John Cheever
Parece restregar y planchar con fervor penitencial, aunque no se me ocurre qué es lo que considera que ha hecho mal.
~ John Cheever
Few pay attention to the histories and the root pictures words can release. These neglected qualities are there, however, and the poets have always found them a self-delighting source of excitement.
~ John Ciardi
What's the bleedin' point?
~ John Cleese
Only a few things in life matter a little. The rest don't matter at all.
~ John Cleese
You matter to people when you serve their purpose, when you cease to do so the matter in you is worthless.
~ Unknown
Yeah, I talk to other guys, I laugh with other guys, and I hug other guys. But none of them will ever mean as much to me as you do.
~ Unknown
Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for.
~ Dag Hammarskjold
What does it matter, if you let go? For the weight that is on you means nothing and never meant anything.
~ Unknown
LOVE. A four letter word, over used and under appreciated. The meaning lost in a world of online dating and texts through telephones.
~ Unknown
Don't live life expecting anything; instead, give life expectations and meaning.
~ Unknown
Everyone thinks that sadness is bad but in fact it's a good emotion to have. Without it we wouldn't know how people truly mean in our lives.
~ Unknown
I wonder can you see the sadness behind my eyes? When you see my smile, do you know what I hide behind it? When you hear me laugh, do you know what I'm really thinking? When you hear me sing, do you really hear the meaning? When I touch you, can you feel my pain?
~ Unknown
It is clear that God created you for a great purpose. Happy Birthday!
~ Unknown
Family is just accident.... They don't mean to get on your nerves. They don't even mean to be your family, they just are
~ Marsha Norman
ALWAYS REMEMBER : The greatest gift you ever own is not found in the shops or under your Christmas tree. It is found in the hearts of your family and your true friends.
~ Unknown
The language of friendship is not words, but meanings.
~ Unknown
The real meaning of a true FRIENDSHIP should be UNDERSTANDING.
~ Terry Mark