Quotes About Significance

He was big, that Sid. He was a force, a character, and I wondered fleetingly if Sally and I would ever seem as big to our offspring as Sid had seemed to us.

But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history.

No matter how insignificant it may first appear, everything in life tells a story. As

To Erasmus] I give you hearty praise and commendation on this further account-that you alone, in contrast with all others, have attacked the real thing, that is, the essential issue. You have not wearied me with those extraneous issues about the Papacy, purgatory, indulgences and such like -trifles, rather than issues... you, and you alone have seen the hinge on which all turns, and aimed for the vital spot.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

il n'y a pas de grandes ou de petites choses, il n'y a que de grandes ou petites facons de les considérer.

It has led us to be obsessed by data rather than by the significance of knowledge and to be determined to prove things, rather than to experience and risk experiencing things as part of an adventure of faith, coupled with uncertainty.

1) Who are you? 2) What do you do? 3) Why does it matter?

This is what is truly worthy and mighty, and we shall enter through symbols that are weak and insignificant. They are weak compared to perfect glory.

it is (often) the quiet gesture which carries the most significance - the one which suddenly directs the symphony.

Roman culture was marked by a reluctance ever entirely to discard its past practices, tending instead to preserve all kinds of 'fossils' – in religious rituals or politics, or whatever – even when their original significance had been lost.

When you love you give meaning to this world.

You're nothing short of my everything.

Is the word love important? I don't know but for me, you are more important. Do you know why? Because how can I say I love you if you're not here.

To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.

There are too many mediocre things in life to deal with. Love shouldnt be one of them. Anything less than extraordinary is a waste of my time.

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.

You are the only person in the world that was ever necessary to me.

Love is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important.

Love is a special word, and I use it only when I mean it. You say the word too much and it becomes cheap.

So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

Marriage is like pi - natural, irrational, and very important.

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.