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- Nov 07, 2020
Meaning Quotes
On the search for purpose, and the peace of not always finding one.
One quote describes falling through space where time itself loses meaning, while another ties real meaning only to work born of inner compulsion rather than obligation. See more in our Life quotes.
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- Furthest
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been meaning to write about the Rolling Stones, but I am the furthest thing from a hipster rock journalist.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Parc des Volcans in Rwanda, where I conduct most of my studies, is heavily infested with poachers and herdsmen, whose cattle graze right through my camp area. Park boundaries have no meaning to these tribesmen.
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's the true meaning of being a leader: being able to deal with the consequences and take the responsibility for it. That's who I want to be.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like any art, what is the most imprisoning thing is also the most delivering thing. If an actor knows he only has 12 syllables in a line, the challenge is, 'How can I interpret the meaning and contain it without going one syllable over?'
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- Nov 07, 2020
Music was everything. But what the digital revolution has done, with streaming services and downloads, is take the value out of music. When things lose value they lose their meaning.
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- Nov 07, 2020
So the universe is constantly moving in the direction of higher evolutionary impulses, creativity, abstraction, and meaning.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conversations with sisters can spark extremes of anger or extremes of love. Everything said between sisters carries meaning not only from what was just said but from all the conversations that came before - and 'before' can span a lifetime. The layers of meaning combine profound connection with equally profound competition.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything we say has metamessages indicating how our words are to be interpreted: Is this a serious statement or a joke? Does it show annoyance or goodwill? Most of the time, metamessages are communicated and interpreted without notice because, as far as anyone can tell, the speaker and the hearer agree on their meaning.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When change takes place gradually, it's difficult to comprehend its meaning.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Meaning comes from the capacity to see what is not in some simple, objective sense there on the printed page.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The slogan 'Never Again!' that emerged after the Holocaust implies that the Holocaust has a universal moral meaning, which, if properly learned, can provide at least a theoretical prophylactic against its repetition against anyone.
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- Nov 07, 2020
It makes me uncomfortable to talk about meanings and things. It's better not to know so much about what things mean. Because the meaning, it's a very personal thing, and the meaning for me is different than the meaning for somebody else.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conservatives who believe that the Constitution should be interpreted according to the plain meaning of its language and the original intent of the Framers have long been troubled by the court's decisions expanding the commerce clause to authorize Congress to regulate the most local of matters within a state's borders.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Zero-tolerance on drinking and driving - meaning no drinking at all before driving - is a collective punishment that, in essence, only affects responsible adults who follow the law.
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- Nov 07, 2020