“I want my life to mean something!”

“When one is burying a dream, one might as well plant another dream.”

“Christianity void of sacrifice and commitment is only a religion without power.”

“If our goal is to be tolerant of people who are different than we are, Chase, then we really are aiming quite low. Traffic jams are to be tolerated. People are to be celebrated.”

“I don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles of money. I want to leave something behind. I want to make a positive contribution - know that my life has meaning.”

“Chaos is more freedom; in fact, total freedom. But no meaning. I want to be free to act, and I also want my actions to mean something.”

“I want words at my funeral. But I guess that means you need life in your life.”