Bleibergerhof Quotes & Sayings

Human life has no meaning independent of itself. There is no cosmic force or deity to give it meaning or significance. There is no ultimate destiny for man. Such a belief is an illusion of humankind's infancy. The meaning of life is what we choose to give it. Meaning grows out of human purposes alone. Nature provides us with an infinite range of opportunities, but it is only our vision and our action that select and realize those that we desire. — Paul Kurtz

My little notebooks were beginnings - they were the ground into which I dropped the seed ... I would work in this way when I was out in the crowds, then put the stuff together at home. — Walt Whitman

And to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. — Anonymous

All knowledge has an ultimate goal. Knowledge for the sake of knowledge is, say what you will, nothing but a dismal begging of the question. — Miguel De Unamuno

Autonomy isn't the opposite of accountability - it's the pathway to it. — Daniel H. Pink

I think that writers often try too hard in the name of expression, when often it's just a matter of reframing what's around you or republishing a preexisting text into a new environment that makes for a successful work. — Kenneth Goldsmith

Utopia confronts reality not with a measured assessment of the possibilities of change but with the demand for change. 'This is the way the world should be.' It refuses to accept current definitions of the possible because it knows these to be part of the reality that it seeks to change... Wilde was right: 'A map of the world that does not include Utopia is not worth even glancing at. — Krishan Kumar

Well, I am as much a cheerleader for President Obama as Sen. McConnell is a Chippendale dancer. — Alison Lundergan Grimes

Some groups and individuals still are immersed totally in the egoic consciousness. Others already are free or in the process of stepping out of ego. The arising of the new consciousness already has started for many people. They are not yet recognizable as groups, but they are here and there. — Eckhart Tolle

Two things that lived separately and yet together: a brook and the sky, the wind and the water that coursed through both their veins. You needed both to sail. You needed both in tandem to achieve perfection. — Katy Regnery

the standard of culture is falling, — Anton Chekhov

I pray while driving. I pray while working, and while relaxing. — Joyce Meyer

Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head. — Zoe Wanamaker

My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still support me. — Ai Weiwei

Mistakes and failure are not signs of weakness; instead they are opportunities for future success. Failure is a sign of a creative mind, of original thought and strength. — Edward B. Burger