“The Darwinian revolution is about essence. The Darwinian revolution is about who we are, it's what we're made of, it's what our life means insofar as science can answer that question.” MeanMadeAnswersOur LivesRevolutionEssenceWho We AreLife Means Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“Science can't tell us what our life means ethically. It can't tell us what we are meant to do as moral creatures. But, insofar as science can understand what we're made of, and what we're related to, the Darwinian revolution completely revised our ideas about who we are and what we're related to and how long we've been here and why we're on this Earth.” MeanLongMadeIdeasEarthMoralOur LivesRevolutionCreaturesRelatedWho We AreLife Means Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“Throughout the life cycle we consciously and unconsciously edit the events of our life, trying to give them meaning.” LifeGivingTryingOur LivesEventsMeaning Of LifeCyclesEditsLife Means Author:Joan Z. Borysenko
“A choice is the root of all morality. Without choice, one can have no moral code. In a vacuum bereft of alternatives, there can be no values. And without values, there can be no reason for a code of ethics. What gives our lives meaning is which alternatives we choose. If we have no options, if we can take but one path, we are by definition slaves.” IfsGivingReasonValuesChoicesMoralPathOur LivesMoralityEthicsRootsSlaveDefinitionsAlternativesCodeMeaning Of LifeNo ReasonVacuumsLife MeansMoral CodeBereftCode Of Ethics Author:Dave Galanter
“The ability to get to a higher level in our life means that we have to generate the energy to be able to do so, and generally, we do that by a fall. Spiritual advances are almost always proceeded by a fall of one kind or another.” KindMeanAbleSpiritualFallEnergyAbilityLevelsOur LivesHigherHigher LevelLife Means Author:Wayne Dyer
“Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.” Our LivesAliveMeaningfulMeaning Of LifeMeaningful LifeLife Means Author:Bernie Siegel
“Life does not wait: Whether we spend our lives meaningfully or not, the time will be used up moment by moment.” DoeMomentsUsedWaitingOur LivesMeaning Of LifeMeaningful LifeLife Means Author:Dalai Lama
“We are likely to feel better when we go to bed tonight if we have an internal sense that we spent our lives meaningfully today.” IfsFeelsTodayOur LivesBedMeaning Of LifeInternalsTonightFeel BetterMeaningful LifeLife Means Author:Marianne Williamson