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"The UN Declaration of Human Rights laid down what any person might reasonably expect, yet there are remarkably few people who enjoy these rights. With cameras in the hands of activists and meaningful distribution of those images, we will witness what really goes on in this world and hopefully want to change it."
"No matter what techniques I use, I still want to go after the eternal, meaningful aspects of painting."
"Hopefully people can look at our band and see that we're a heavy rock band. We're definitely not a metal band, but we're a band that focuses on meaningful lyrics and melody."
"Love and meaningful relationships are vital to physical and emotional well-being."
"The truth is, if what we choose to do with our lives won't make a story meaningful, it won't make a life meaningful either."
"Telling the truth is the slow, mundane, difficult route to a meaningful life. Anything else is cheating."
"Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful."
"People are born, they have a limited amount of time going around thinking life is dandy but then, inevitably, tragedy strikes and they realize life equals loss! The whole point of the game is to minimize the pain caused by that equation! Now some people do it by having kids, or making money, or taking up coin collecting, and others do it by getting wasted."
"I can understand wanting to have millions of dollars; there's a certain freedom, meaningful freedom, that comes with that."
"Having knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful life."
"All I try to do is write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it."
"Like most meaningful activities, campaigns are team games."
"We must stitch up what has been torn apart, render justice imaginable in the world which is so obviously unjust, make happiness meaningful for nations poisoned by the misery of this century. Naturally, it is a superhuman task. But tasks are called superhuman when men take a long time to complete them, that is all."
"I think what people really want is fiction that in some tiny way makes their life more meaningful and makes the world seem like a richer place. The world is awfully short on joy and richness, and I think to some extent it’s the fiction writer’s job to salvage some of that and to give it to us in ways that we can believe in."
"In the secular view, suffering is never seen as a meaningful part of life but only as an interruption."
"For me, ideology is defined only by how the coordinates of your meaningful experience of the world, and your place within society, relate to the basic tensions and antagonisms of social orders."
"As people enable themselves to achieve one or two goals for the year that are most meaningful, they will find power, peace of mind, and confidence in their abilities because they have achieved what they set out to accomplish. Your commitment to achieving what matters most will become the foundation for tremendous accomplishments and contributions. You will become the change you seek to make."
"I'm so honored to have been a part of something so meaningful that helped to keep so many families and loved ones connected."
"All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world."
"As long as outmoded ways of thinking prevent women from making a meaningful contribution to society, progress will be slow. As long as the nation refuses to acknowledge the equal role of more than half of itself, it is doomed to failure."
