#meaning

It shows the truth - that the real meaning of a word is only as powerful or harmless as the emotion behind it. ↗

— Sarah Silverman

#emotion #harmless #meaning #meaning of #only

Without consciousness and intelligence, the universe would lack meaning. ↗

— Clifford D. Simak

#intelligence #lack #meaning #universe #without

She [Beatrice] alone was still real for him, still implied meaning in the world, and beauty. Her nature became his landmark - what Melville would call, with more sobriety than we can now muster, his Greenwich Standard ... ↗

— Dan Simmons

#compass #love #meaning #beauty

The problem and privilege we all have is being alive in this century and able to read this language. It makes any list meaningless except the list of an illiterate. ↗

— John Sladek

#alive #any #being #century #except

I have never had a problem with people not being able to understand the words and the meanings in Titus. ↗

— Julie Taymor

#being #had #i #meanings #never

You become a great composer when you win a Pulitzer. But I think that now it's a completely meaningless award. ↗

— John Corigliano

#become #completely #composer #great #i

Live the moment, Seize the day, Carpe diem ↗

— Lucia Powers

#life-meaning #life

Life is like art. You have to work hard to keep it simple and still have meaning. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#hard #keep #life #like #meaning

To so enter into it in nature and art that the enjoyed meanings of life may become a part of living is the attitude of aesthetic appreciation. ↗

— George H. Mead

#appreciation #art #attitude #become #enjoyed

The search for meaning in our lives takes us on paths large and small. When we go beyond ourselves-whether in forgiveness, unselfishness, thoughtfulness, generosity and understanding toward others-we enter into the spiritual realm of meaning. By giving beyond ourselves, we make our own lives richer. This is a truth long understood at the heart of all meaningful spiritual traditions. It's a mystery that can only be experienced. And when we do experience it, we are in the heart of meaning. We are no longer a prisoner of our thoughts. ↗

— Alex Pattakos

#meaningful #experience