Quotes about Significance
Every person has a longing to be significant; to make a contribution; to be a part of something noble and purposeful.
- John Maxwell
Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.
- Viktor E. Frankl
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.
- JRR Tolkien
What is my position in society?" The one best suited to your talents, which you can hold with honor. Each person has a vital role in society; you are important right where you are. But if you lose your honor in striving for greater (perceived) significance, you become useless.
- Epictetus
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
- Peter Marshall
I guess I made a resolution years ago that I would only do things that were only really important or really fun.
- Lawrence Wright
It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it.
- AA Milne
It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it.
- AA Milne
Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life as if it were a work of art.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.
- Abraham Joshua Heschel
There was no water. Food by tons would have no value. You need water to survive. If the ravens brought Elijah filet steaks, fresh vegetables and the best-tasting bread it would have meant nothing.
- RT Kendall
What makes a bit of ground holy? It is when and where God shows up. He can do this anywhere at any time. This means that the most insignificant place can be declared holy when God moves in. It can come when you least expect it.
- RT Kendall