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“I am interested in anything about revolt, disorder , chaos-especially activity that seems to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom... Rather than starting inside, I start outside and reach the mental through the physical.”
Jim Morrison
“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
“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
“How clever you are, my dear! You never mean a single word you say.”
Oscar Wilde
“Means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“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
“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart...pursue those.”
Michael Nolan
“Again a different meaning has to be understood.”
Buddha
“Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals.”
Aristotle
“When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less.”
Lewis Carroll