Quotes About Meaning

Christianity doesn't answer all my questions or make me comfortable and happy. What it does do is give me a context for living.

Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice.

results of such profound confusion between art and life are neither life nor art. They are taxidermy.

scholars tell us that there was no word in ancient Latin or Greek for "self" as it is understood in contemporary usage.

Respect for everyone he met. The preference of service over power. The rejection of violence. Israel—its Law and worship—as the primal source of meaning.

Oare ce-s nourii Daca nu o justificare a cerului? Oare ce-i viata Daca nu o amanare a mortii?

Any attempt to fix it in place, to say for instance "this is the final word on what Moby Dick means" robs myth of its creativity and turns its ossified corpse into dogma.

I don't think we're for anything, we're just products of evolution. You can say "Gee, your life must be pretty bleak if you don't think there's a purpose," but I'm anticipating a good lunch.

No one knows the encouragement needed to keep walking as every day I wake up smile and act as if everything is normal in which what does normal even mean

Words without a heartbeat are just great words

Such a display of death - how could it be considered a victory?

Sometimes I wonder," Thomas murmured. "Wonder what?" "If being alive matters. If being dead might be a lot easier.

Algunas veces me pregunto... -murmuró Thomas. -¿Te preguntas, qué? -Si importa estar vivo. Si no sería mucho más facil estar muerto.

All things happen for a purpose.

Murió para salvarte, dijo Teresa. Fue su elección. No la desperdicies.

When's a door not a door? she'd said in her thick accent. When? he'd asked When it's ajar.

He didn't know what he needed in life, or what he was meant to accomplish. Friends were what he had, and they were all that mattered.

You're special somehow. Never forget that. And never forget how much.

Sometimes I wonder, if being alive matters. If being dead might be a lot easier.

just call me dweebish?" I asked. "What exactly does that mean, anyway?" "It means reeking little boys who run off and get special powers so their brothers can't beat the crud out of them anymore." Everyone tried to laugh, but it was very weak.

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.

What do we need all that for? "If a picture is psychologically motivated, if there is truth in the relationship in it, then I think that picture will do good. I firmly believe Rebel Without a Cause is such a picture.

Words go together in zillions of ways. Some ways go deep, and some ways go shallow.

Only when firmly grounded in a strong real self can we live and share our lives with others in ways that are healthy, straightforward expressions of our deepest needs and desires, and in so doing find fulfillment and meaning.