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Existence Quotes
"There is simply nothing of comparable value to life."
"Myth expresses in terms of the world - that is, of the other world or the second world - the understanding that man has of himself in relation to the foundation and the limit of his existence."
"The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me."
"To be human is to keep rattling the bars of the cage of existence, hollering, 'What's it for?'"
"Everything must justify its existence before the judgment seat of Reason, or give up existence."
"Not suffering another existence is reaching the Way."
"The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself."
"Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve."
"Existence really is an imperfect tense that never becomes a present."
"On embarking to return we could perceive no sign of One Tree Island; and as we swept down towards the sea the leafy top of a tree seen in the clear water under the boat was the only evidence of its existence; though a few hours ago it had formed so prominent an object."
"For a novelist, a given historic situation is an anthropologic laboratory in which he explores his basic question: What is human existence?"
"If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning."
"Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs."
"One cannot legislate problems out of existence. It has been tried."
"I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
"The puma is, with the exception of some monkeys, the most playful animal in existence."
"The novel doesn't come into existence until certain methods of reproducing fiction come along."
"Behind me the branches of a wasted and sterile existence are cracking."
"Philosophy, most broadly viewed, is the critical survey of existence from the standpoint of value."
"There's always been some moron-who usually went by the name of 'producer' - who would have to justify his existence, and interfere."
"Surely one of the most visible lessons taught by the twentieth century has been the existence, not so much of a number of different realities, but of a number of different lenses with which to see the same reality."
"Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him."
"The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has been in existence for most of this century."
"Every day after I wake up, I think, 'Wait... this can't be real; I'm still going to wake up.'"
"The more unintelligent a man is, the less mysterious existence seems to him."
"Ah, mon cher, for anyone who is alone, without God and without a master, the weight of days is dreadful."
"I don't need anyone to rectify my existence. The most profound relationship we will ever have is the one with ourselves."
"The human psyche shows that each individual is an extension of all of existence."
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