Quotes about Significance
True or false, that which is said of men often occupies as important a place in their lives, and above all in their destinies, as that which they do.
— Victor Hugo
I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
All men matter. You matter. I matter. It's the hardest thing in theology to believe.
— GK Chesterton
It is only great men who take up a great space by not being there.
— GK Chesterton
I continue to believe that this world has no ultimate meaning. But I know that something in it has a meaning and that is man, because he is the only creature to insist on having one
— Albert Camus
But no thoughtful man's life is uninteresting or devoid of marvels. A sincere life cannot be empty of memorable occurrences.
— Charles Spurgeon
Time is more important to me than money.
— George Lucas
Most of our life is unimportant, filled with trivial things from morning till night. But when it is transformed by love it is of interest even to the angels.
— Dorothy Day
We realize that what we are accomplishing is a drop in the ocean. But if this drop were not in the ocean, it would be missed.
— Mother Teresa
Enthusiasm releases the drive to carry you over obstacles and adds significance to all you do.
— Norman Vincent Peale
Just because something is easy to measure doesn't mean it's important.
— Seth Godin
Nature does nothing without purpose or uselessly.
— Joseph Addison