Quotes about Meaning

Story is the greatest weapon we have to combat noise, because it organizes information in such a way that people are compelled to listen.

A good story takes a series of random events and distills them into the essence of what really matters.

The thing about death is it reminds you the story we are telling has finality.

If you quote a poem in a sermon today, some people think you are being mushy, but if you quoted one back in the day, people would have felt you were getting to the core of an idea, to the real, whole truth of it.

We think stories are about getting money and security, but the truth is, it all comes down to relationships.

I spent years studying theology and philosophy. They were good years, but I was mistaken to believe that the study of meaning would give me a sense of meaning. Studying love does not cause you to fall in love. Falling in love happens under a certain set of circumstances.

And I found myself wanting even better stories. And that's the thing you'll realize when you organize your life into the structure of story.

What your customer really wants is to be invited into a story. And your explanatory paragraph is going to accomplish exactly that.

We do not live this life to build a monument to ourselves, but to pass our understanding of life on to those who come behind us so that their stories can be even more meaningful than ours.

I know a little of why there is blood in my body, pumping life into my limbs and thought into my brain. I am wanted by God.

We aren't sure what we want in life, there is no story question in our lives either. And if there is no story question inviting us to take action, we will lose interest in our own lives.

in his book Man's Search for Meaning, Frankl argued convincingly that man was actually most tempted to distract himself with pleasure when his life was void of meaning.