#existence

To be ignorant of the future is a condition of mortal existence, with which one can make terms. To be ignorant of the present, where it concerns the life of those one loves, is an additional burden almost beyond endurance. ↗

— Frances J. Woodward

#future #love #love

Really good writing has purpose and that purpose should be to shape other minds to desire truth and a more noble purpose in life and to become more thoughtful and knowledgable about important things like being kind and loving towards all living beings on our planet and not just humans but all animals. ↗

— Susan Waterfield

#existence #meaning #purpose #seeking-truth #writing

My friends never talk to me about my poetry because they're embarrassed that I write it or they're embarrassed by what I write about which are not such extraordinarily terrifying things, but they are the state of human existence. ↗

— Peter Davison

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At the end of time I want my art to stand up and my soul to bow down. ↗

— Rob Ryser

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I believe in the compelling power of love. I do not understand it. I believe it to be the most fragrant blossom of all this thorny existence. ↗

— Theodore Dreiser

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When I was planning Family Viewing, the Ontario Film Development Corporation came into existence. ↗

— Atom Egoyan

#corporation #development #existence #family #film

For the word is dialectical in itself and at the same time is integrated into the whole of existence. By this I mean that the word is intended to be lived. ↗

— Jacques Ellul

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Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence. ↗

— Friedrich Engels

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People are afraid of things they don't understand. They don't know how to relate. It threatens their security, their existence, their career, image. ↗

— Bill Laswell

#career #existence #how #image #know

I am waiting for a sign that will indicate to me what meaning I must give to my life, but right now my existence is satisfactory. ↗

— Lucy Lawless

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