Quotes About Significance

A life without purpose is meaningless

To be relevant, you need to be purposeful

No one was created in vain

A tree is honored for the size of its fruit, not the size of its leaves.

Loveless work, boring work, work valued only because others haven't got even that much, however loveless and boring--this is one of the harshest human miseries.

The significance - and ultimately the quality - of the work we do is determined by our understanding of the story in which we are taking part.

If it is worthy doing, it worth doing so well.

Do only work that matters, and you will end up pleasing those who are important enough to care about it.

Do not waste time trying to change the world - just look for something that you are useful.

Life is defined by the lives you touch, and not by the mistakes you've made.

I was christened Edward. My sister gave me the name Bear when I was a week old and it has stuck.

My real name is Joe Kennedy, but if you live in Massachusetts, you can't sign 'Joe Kennedy.' So, back in 1957, I stuck the X on my name to be different from those people in Hyannis Port.

The majority of U.S. high school students don't know within 50 years when the Civil War occurred.

We must study love the way we study anything else that matters.

A subject which at first glance seems quite removed from the undeclared concern of the book can encapsulate that concern.

Profound subject matter can be encompassed in small space - for proof, look at any sonnet by Shakespeare!

The heavy subject matter is the most fun stuff to work with. It's the meaty things, it's the things that you get to get stuck in.

I love and I'm intrigued by what history does to people and to subjects that matter.

There is more excitement, more amazement when a first is born. No subsequent babies can have that impact.

I'm not about sound bites. I'm about substance.

Sensationalism is entertaining, but substance is what matters.

I don't look at the length of the role, but yes I'm looking for substance.

'Gilmore Girls' and the first 'Guardians' were the two most substantial jobs of my career.

I don't mind being in the public eye as long as I am doing something substantial.