“ The whole purpose of the construction of The Bridge of Silver Wings was to provide a path leading to The River of Winged Dreams, or to serve as a resting place until the river’s deeper and truer natur… Aberjhani
“ The crises of modern man are to a large extent religious ones, insofar as they are an awakening of his awareness to an absence of meaning. Mircea Eliade
“ Even manifestly senseless suffering and death can have a meaning, can acquire a meaning. a hidden meaning. Hans Kung
“ The temptation is to make an idol of our own experience, to assume our pain is more singular than it is. Experience means nothing if it does not mean beyond itself: we mean nothing unless and until ou… Christian Wiman
“ The purpose of life is to live. The meaning of life is whatever you choose. The secret to life is balance in all things… James A. Murphy
“ I personally cannot discern a shred of evidence for ‘[intelligent] design.’ If 97% of all creatures have gone extinct, some plan isn't working very well! Irven Devore
“ One makes his own meanings as the counterfeiter prints his own money: both know full well that the value of either rests solely in the gullibility of its recipient... Dan Garfat-Pratt
“ For remember that in general we don't use language according to strict rules-- it hasn't been taught to us by means of strict rules, either. We, in our discussions on the other hand, constantly compar… Ludwig Wittgenstein
“ There is something stunningly narrow about how the Anthropic Principle is phrased. Yes, only certain laws and constants of nature are consistent with our kind of life. But essentially the same laws an… Carl Sagan
“ Man's inhumanity to man will continue as long as man loves God more than he loves his fellow man. The love of God means wasted love. 'For God and Country' means a divided allegiance—a 50 per cent patr… Joseph Lewis
“ We can't stop reading. Compulsively we find ourselves reading significance into dreams (we construct a science upon it); into tea-leaves and the fall of cards. We look up at the shifting vapours in th… Michael Frayn
“ [Mathematics] is security. Certainty. Truth. Beauty. Insight. Structure. Architecture. I see mathematics, the part of human knowledge that I call mathematics, as one thing—one great, glorious thing. W… Paul R. Halmos
“ I decided that life rationally considered seemed pointless and futile, but it is still interesting in a variety of ways, including the study of science. So why not carry on, following the path of scie… Robert S. Mulliken
“ So is it just human nature to believe that things happen for a reason — to find some shred of meaning even in the worst experiences?" Molly asks when Vivian reads some of these stories aloud."It certa… Christina Baker Kline
“ All names disappear. Children should be taught that in elementary school. But we're afraid to teach them. Roberto Bolaño
