Quotes About Meaning

There is clearly a sacred dimension to our existence, and coming to terms with it could well be the highest purpose of human life.

there is no divine purpose, only a plurality of human purposes.

texts don't speak for themselves

Our president regularly speaks in phrases appropriate to the fourteenth century, and no one seems inclined to find out what words like "God" and "crusade" and "wonder-working power" mean to him.

The view that no text speaks for itself, and our relationship to scripture being about spirituality more than legalese, do not require one to be a believer in God to concede the point.

Scott Medlock. Some say he's a genius, some say he's a fool. I say he's the Jim Morrison of sports art, and proud to say, one of my closest friends.

The meaning of volleyball, is to give meaning to volleyball, as the meaning of coaching is to give meaning to coaching.

The Game gives you a Purpose. The Real Game is, to Find a Purpose.

Strength has a greater purpose.

In times of crisis, people reach for meaning. Meaning is strength. Our survival may depend on our seeking and finding it.

Silence is no weakness of language. It is, on the contrary, its strength. It is the weakness of words not to know this.

Ultimately the way to win the game of life, is found in only one thing: Our ability to choose meaning in any life circumstance. Become the master of meaning and you master your life.

The word 'comfort' comes from the Latin words for 'with' and 'strength' and originally meant operating from a position of power.

In the Bible there are three distinctive meanings of grace; It means the mercy and active love of God; It means the winsome attractiveness of God; It means the strength of God to overcome.

Strong lives are those that are marked by a sense of purpose, connectedness, resilience, and fulfillment.

The strength of a story is that it stays with people and it gives an opportunity for that story to connect with people where the Holy Spirit intends for it to do so.

There is only one thing for which God has sent me into the world, and that is to develop every kind of virtue or strength, and there is nothing in all the world that I cannot use for this purpose.

We would make our heroes shallow.... We would make them brittle. It is they who must remind us of the true meaning of strength.

If life and its rushed pace and many stresses have made it difficult for you to feel like rejoicing, then perhaps now is a good time to refocus on what matters most.

Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done, is not one of them.

Non-comprehenders are often distressed. Not you, though-because with good humor you're blessed. After all, your thoughts went like this, I dare say: It was none but the Lord who made us that way.

If today were your final day of this life, would those things causing you stress still do so?

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.