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“Reality means you live until you die. The real truth is nobody wants reality”
Chuck Palahniuk
“Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure”
Henri Nouwen
“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
“Unjust laws have to be fought ideologically; they cannot be fought or corrected by means of mere disobedience and futile martyrdom”
Ayn Rand
“Again a different meaning has to be understood.”
Buddha
“The word 'happiness' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness.”
Carl Gustav Jung
“The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.”
Vaclav Havel
“If there is something to gain and nothing to lose by asking, by all means ask!”
W. Clement Stone
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
Nelson Henderson
“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.”
Morrie Schwartz