Quotes About Significance

Of what use is a poppy in a cornfield? Of what use is a rainbow? Of what use are you, numbskull? Wretch! I, too, have a soul. I want the umbrella, because-because I want its beauty to be mine!

In creating this world, God showed that he was a great mathematician; but in creating man, he got his algebra wrong. Puffed up with self-importance, we are in fact the most dispensable of all his creatures.

All dimensions are critical dimensions, otherwise why are they there?

Man seeks objectives that enable him to convert the attainment of every goal into a means for the attainment of a new and more desirable goal. The ultimate objective in such a sequence cannot be obtainable; otherwise its attainment would put an end to the process. An end that satisfies these conditions is an ideal… Thus the formulation and pursuit of ideals is a means by which to put meaning and significance into his life and into the history of which he is part.

One minute he was moving securely through time and space, in perfect coordination with other people; then, with no warning, he was out of step, was somehow removed from everyone else's sense of time and place, so that the slightest movement, word, facial expression or gesture contained enormous significance. The room filled with coded messages that he could not decode, and he slipped quickly into barely controlled hysteria.

The things that matter don't necessarily make sense.

Richard Weaver in his book, "Ethics of Rhetoric" calls a "god-term": a charismatic expression drained dry of any objective significance, but remaining an empty symbol intended to win unthinking applause

Britannia's big enough to count, but remote enough not to matter.

I used to think that after the war I would have something of interest and significance to tell. A contribution. But people didn't want to hear about it, or if they did listen, it was in a certain pose, an attitude assumed for this special occasion; it was not a partners in a conversation, but as if I had imposed on them and they were graciously indulging me.

Can you still have any famous last words if you're somebody nobody knows?

I have a friend that is a WWII buff, and we sat and talked a lot about stuff like the war and the reasons behind it, and you now it's all in the uniform. Once you're in it, it usually does all the work for you.

To live without leaving a mark is a terrible thing. To die forgotten is even worse.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

Ya?amak ve yeryüzünde üç ad?ml?k bir yer i?gal etmekle mühim bir i? yapt?klar?n? zannederler.

Varl??? büyük bo?luklar? dolduracak mahiyette de?ildi; fakat yoklu?u müthi?ti...

Biliyor musunuz, bir dakika, hatta bir saniyede verilen veya verilmeyen bir karar, bir tereddüt an?, insan?n hayat? üzerinde ne uçsuz bucaks?z neticeler do?urabiliyor.

Varl??? büyük bo?luklar? dolduracak mahiyette bir ?ey de?ildi; fakat yoklu?u müthi?ti.

Bir kitab? okurken geçen iki saatin, ömrümün birçok senelerinden daha dolu, daha ehemmiyetli oldu?unu fark edince insan hayat?n?n ürkütücü hiçli?ini dü?ünür ve yeis içinde kal?rd?m.

?u dünyay? adamak?ll? görmeden, dünyan?n ne oldu?unu adamak?ll? anlamadan buradan gidecek olduktan sonra ne diye buraya geldik sanki? Ya?ad???m?z?n fark?na varmayacak olduktan sonra ne diye ya??yoruz?

Per la prima volta fin dall'infanzia andai a dormire senza affliggermi per la mia esistenza vuota e insignificante, e mi addormentai senza disperarmi per la giornata appena trascorsa, che era solo una ripetizione della precedente e non sarebbe stata diversa nemmeno il giorno dopo.

This speck of human life is so insignificant, and still the very source of creation is active in it. The Creator still finds it worthwhile to be active in this speck. That means there must be something else other than the speck, isn't it?

Time is more important to me then distance

focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference.

So focus on the 20 percent that makes 80 percent of the difference.