Quotes About Meaning

Is there yet another meaning of "black" beyond this? There is, but it is a difficult thought to think, and nearly impossible to know, though it does exist (actually it doesn't exist, though the thought of its not-existing does).

A bit of philosophizing leads to a wonderment of life. A lot of philosophizing leads to a contempt of it.

Philosophy as reducible to an alibi for one's existence - for all existents. Hubris. Fear.

Suddenly a phrase jumps out: "…I would say be very wary of anyone telling you you're suffering for a reason…" I forget the question that this was the response to.

T]he devastating possibility that "wasting time" and "passing time" amount to the same thing.

There is poetry even in prose, in all the great prose which is not merely utilitarian or didactic: there exist poets who write in prose or at least in more or less apparent prose millions of poets write verses which have no connection with poetry.

Eppure resta che qualcosa è accaduto, forse un niente che è tutto.

Never forget that work is the story we tell ourselves about money.

Words like 'custody' don't mean the same thing to him. I don't want us to own anything together. "You don't want to be happy," he accuses me.

Speaking of privilege, David said when he gave me her biography, it is a privilege to spend your life writing. Not a luxury, he clarified, but a privilege.

You will be educated, which means that you will be interested where others are bored, that you will notice unities where others experience randomness, and that you will intend meanings where others are just spouting words. For exactly that is supposed to be the result of becoming literate: The world becomes a thick texture of significance that you know how to "access."--Eva Brann

Because beauty isn't enough, there must be something more.

We cannot fully be human without thinking about what being human means. Our forms of momentary self-indulgence are many, but it is hyperactivity which is out favoured as well as most pervasive form of hedonism; and by its very nature, it is a form of gratification which undermines reflection - and well-being - of a deeper or more sustained kind.

Momentary pleasures of hedonism are distinct from deeper and more lasting satisfaction; and in order to achieve such satisfaction, we need to reflect on who we are and what our lives are for. We cannot be fully human without thinking about what being human means.

It's impossible. It's madness." There was a long pause. "Or is it?" the old man said.

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Al amanecer recorría el camino yermo hasta el trabajo notando la llegada del invierno y sumida en la desesperación. ¿Qué valor tenía la vida? ¿Qué importaba que una persona fuera buena o mala? ¿Qué consuelo podía hallarse en "Dios"?

that however deep your despair, there is always hope. Life is very precious and beautiful – and no one should waste it.

B]etter the beauty of struggle and futility than the illusion of accomplishment; for as we struggle, he would seem to say, so are we beautiful.

It's not about the fact of the matter as such, it is about the sentiment beneath. You can apply all the usual fact-checking tools to the literal claim, but the real point is always buried in the subtitles, and no amount of correction will belie that.

Our language is shaped by the context in which we are communicating: we select the words that fit our function.

The real point is always buried in the subtitles.

We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth.

It is true that it then presupposes that the executive should not habitually be insane!"5