Alice Walker Quotes, Meaningful Quotes, Teaching Quotes

I don't know. I imagine good teaching as a circle of earnest people sitting down to ask each other meaningful questions. I don't see it as a handing down of answers.

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Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.

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Destiny ... a word which means more than we can find any definitions for. It is a word which can have no meaning in a mechanical universe: if that which is wound up must run down, what destiny is there in that? Destiny is not necessitarianism, and it is not caprice: it is something essentially meaningful. Each man has his destiny, though some men are undoubtedly "men of destiny" in a sense in which most men are not.

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Through difficult experiences, life sometimes becomes more meaningful.

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I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.

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I can't deny that Jerry Springer supposedly beating us didn't affect me. There was a point where I felt like, Golly, you work so hard, you try so hard and the people say they want meaningful television and then Jerry Springer ends up beating you. It was disturbing.

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Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed.

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I'm now nearly 79. At 16 I took responsibility for Tibet and lost my freedom. At 24 I lost my country and became a refugee. I've met difficulties, but as the saying goes: 'Wherever you're happy, you can call home, and whoever is kind to you is like your parents.' I've been happy and at home in the world at large. Living a meaningful life isn't just a matter of money; it's about dedicating your life to helping others.

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Given the scale of life in the cosmos, one human life is no more than a tiny blip. Each one of us is a just visitor to this planet, a guest, who will only stay for a limited time. What greater folly could there be than to spend this short time alone, unhappy or in conflict with our companions? Far better, surely, to use our short time here in living a meaningful life, enriched by our sense of connection with others and being of service to them.

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All meaningful and lasting change starts first in your imagination and then works its way out. Imagination is more important than knowledge.

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All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.

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This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.

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The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.

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The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.

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You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

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Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.

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And I say, the meaning of life is what you make it. There will be as many different meaningful lives as there are people to live them.

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Everything I do, it's all about making every moment a quality, meaningful moment.

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I think that not criticizing my successor is a statement unto itself, in terms of trying to create an environment where people are able to have a meaningful discussion or debate without trash talk.

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I don't discuss my family with the press; I discuss my family with my family. If you notice, when you hear something sensational in the press about me, I don't respond to it publicly, because a lot of things are put out there simply for the attention. Things that are meaningful, you don't need to talk about.

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