"Everything is done with a goal, and that goal is "good.""
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"Just as all thought, and primarily that of non-signification, signifies something, so there is no art that has no signification."
"We decided that it was no good asking what is the meaning of life, because life isn't an answer, life is the question, and you, yourself, are the answer."
"The meaning of life consists in the love and service of God."
"For man to be able to live he must either not see the infinite, or have such an explanation of the meaning of life as will connect the finite with the infinite."
"What's the meaning of life? Other people."
"If nothing had any meaning, you would be right. But there is something that still has a meaning."
"These tasks, and therefore the meaning of life, differ from man to man, and from moment to moment. Thus it is impossible to define the meaning in life in a general way."
"It seems that it is impossible to live without discovering the purpose of your life. And the first thing which a person should do is to understand the meaning of life. But the majority of people who consider themselves to be educated are proud that they have reached such great height that they cease to care about the meaning of existence."
"The question is not to know what is the meaning of life, but what meaning I can give to my life."
"Man can find meaning in life only through devoting himself to society."
"If anything becomes more fundamental than God to your happiness, meaning of life, and identity then it is an idol."
"Life does not wait: Whether we spend our lives meaningfully or not, the time will be used up moment by moment."
"The meaning of life is happiness."
"One question we must consider today is how we can take action to unify our nation, heal racial division, end poverty and give real-life meaning to the constitutional mandate that there be equal protection under law."
"Life belongs to man, but the meaning of life is beyond him."
"Plants were bound for good or ill to their places. They expressed not only beauty but also the thoughts of God's world, with an intent of their own and without deviation. Trees in particular were mysterious and seemed to me direct embodiments of the incomprehensible meaning of life. For that reason, the woods were the places where I felt closest to its deepest meaning and to its awe-inspiring workings."
"My life carries its own meaning in itself."
"Ye know full well that the meaning of life is to find your gift. To find your gift is happiness. Never tae find it is misery."
"So when I think of, what is the meaning of life, to me, that's not an eternal unanswerable question. To me it is in arms reach of me every day."