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“Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.”
Aristotle
“Things do not have meaning. We assign meaning to everything.”
Anthony Robbins
“The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.”
William Lyon Phelps
“Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being willing to receive answers, even if the answers hurt.”
Paul Tillich
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
Nelson Henderson
“Woe to the makers of literal translations, who by rendering every word weaken the meaning! It is indeed by so doing that we can say the letter kills and the spirit gives life.”
Voltaire
“We all want progress, but if you're on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; in that case, the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”
C.S. Lewis
“How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.”
Oscar Wilde
“There is not one big cosmic meaning for all, there is only the meaning we each give to our life, an individual meaning, an individual plot, like an individual novel, a book for each person.”
Anais Nin
“My life has no purpose, no direction, no aim, no meaning, and yet I'm happy. I can't figure it out. What am I doing right?”
Charles M. Schulz
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