Arlene Goldbard Quotes
Our lives with all their miracles and wonders are merely a discontinuous string of incidents - until we create the narrative that gives them meaning.
Quotes to Explore
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In English, the sounds and melodies I created were an inspiration to me, and words came to me as I explored the sounds, and from there I was able expand on the meaning.
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I know exactly what my values are and what I love to do. That's worth additional years right there. I say no to a lot of stuff that would be easy money but deviates from my meaning of life.
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I'm not saving lives.
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If I am given a formula, and I am ignorant of its meaning, it cannot teach me anything, but if I already know it what does the formula teach me?
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The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism.
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Art is a mind-game that we do to make our lives easier. If it isn't for that, it becomes superfluous.
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I'm thankful I grew up the way I did. It made me a hard worker and insightful to other people's lives.
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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.
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Being human always points, and is directed, to something or someone, other than oneself - be it a meaning to fulfill or another human being to encounter.
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If you are a good writer - and I think I am - you are able to handle any kind of group and imagine their lives.
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I dream in numbers, and I like to look up the meaning of numbers, and numbers stick out to me.
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I love people, watching people interact. It's a lot of psychology. We learn about ourselves by watching other people's lives on the screen.
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Most of the names in my books have secondary meaning. Sometimes they foreshadow; sometimes they tell you about the character's origin or back story.
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I'm here to say all lives matter.
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The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain.
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Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.
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Have all the hopes of ages come to naught? Is life no more with noble meaning fraught?
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The dog lives here, Pete. You're just visiting.
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In order to put meaning back into our lives, we should recognize illusions for what they are, and we should reach out and touch the fabric of reality.
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It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.
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Social Security is not just another government spending program. It is a promise from generation to generation.
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There has been a huge advance in technology, which has improved the safety of the cars incredibly, but there are still some heavy crash impacts and in certain circumstances there is still the chance of fire today.
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Civilization... is another word for respect for life. One can't have too much respect for a loveliness that's brittle as spun glass.
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Our lives with all their miracles and wonders are merely a discontinuous string of incidents - until we create the narrative that gives them meaning.
