- Music
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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Inspiration
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- Nov 07, 2020
An artistic standpoint - I've watched a lot of ballet and source some inspiration from how they move, connect with each other, and find meaning in their movement.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get even more nervous singing when everyone's fallen silent, but I really try to communicate the meaning of the lyrics, and there's people there listening to that, and if they're moved by it, then I'm moved as well.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
Poems are ideally suited, in some ways, to social media because they pack so much meaning into so little language.
- Motivation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Myths are stories that express meaning, morality or motivation. Whether they are true or not is irrelevant.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
Scientists are skeptics. It's unfortunate that the word 'skeptic' has taken on other connotations in the culture involving nihilism and cynicism. Really, in its pure and original meaning, it's just thoughtful inquiry.
- Mistake
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the appeals of markets, as a public philosophy, is they seem to spare us the need to engage in public arguments about the meaning of goods. So markets seem to enable us to be non-judgmental about values. But I think that's a mistake.
- Black Hole
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- Nov 07, 2020
The larger meaning here is that mainstream journalists simply cannot talk about things that the two parties agree on; this is the black hole of American politics.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight the inner ear.
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020