Hearken Def Quotes & Sayings

The Existential-Epistemic Spiral - Meaning

Our central beliefs shape and guide us, but the staggering synergistic power of our dynamics working together creates an existential centripetal force at the core of our being - meaning.

Nothing affects us like meaning. Meaning is everything, the cumulative effect of all dynamics spinning inside of us. It generates and sustains our identity, creates stability and purpose. It drives our choices, shapes our feelings, and guides our morality. — Daniel Ionson

A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women. — Keira Knightley

And while I'm on the subject, let me say something about Harry Potter. [Gravels her voice.] Warlocks are enemies of God!! [Back to normal screech.] And I don't care what kind of hero they are, they're an enemy of God. And had it been in the Old Testament, Harry Potter woulda been put to death! [Applause.] You don't make heroes out of warlocks. This is the generation that's gonna stand for purity, an' righteousnesss, an' holiness, an' you're gonna serve the lord all the days of your life. — Becky Fischer

Only in silence the word, only in dark the light, only in dying life: bright the hawk's flight on the empty sky. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Learning is easy; misunderstanding makes it complex! — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

I would rather be loved than have money and all that other stuff. — Richard Gere

I had never felt the allure of another human being this strongly, warmth and curiosity mixing to form an unspoken question in the air. — Lisa Kleypas

But you have to do what you dream of doing even while you're afraid. — Arianna Huffington

Lobbyists in Washington are making six figure salaries selling our government out to the corporate interests and we just sit and smile as if nothing is happening while the poor folks are getting poorer and their pharmaceutical bills rise. — Hal Holbrook

Being glamorous is about strength and confidence. It's black and white - dramatic. You have to be strong. — Catherine Zeta-Jones

Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. I think, male or female, that was a record number. — Carli Lloyd

Business reporting is not dealing with objects, it is dealing with relationships between objects. — Hasso Plattner

Life itself demands that from you and I. If we respond accordingly — Sunday Adelaja