The significance of man is that he is insignificant and is aware of it.

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Machines are for answers; humans are for questions.

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Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be.

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Man—a being in search of meaning.

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I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine.

—Kurt Vonnegut

Don't apologize for crying. Without this emotion, we are only robots.

—Elizabeth Gilbert in Love

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