Meaningfulness Quotes
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Man is in fact nailed down — like Christ on the Cross — to a grid of paradoxes . . . he balances between the torment of not knowing his mission and the joy of carrying it out, between nothingness and meaningfulness. And like Christ, he is in fact victorious by virtue of his defeats.
václav havel— As quoted in "Václav Havel: Heir to a Spiritual Legacy" by Richard L. Stanger in Christian Century (11 April 1990)
I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got.
— Hermann Hesse, in Verliebt in die verrückte Welt: Betrachtungen, Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe
I believe that I am not responsible for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of life, but that I am responsible for what I do with the life I've got.
— Hermann Hesse, in Verliebt in die verrückte Welt: Betrachtungen, Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe
The higher standard of living, the more consideration we give to the fun we derive from what we do and its meaningfulness.
— Ackoff (1994, p.71) cited in: James P. Lewis (2002) Working Together: 12 Principles for Achieving Excellence. p.35
