"Meaningless quotes are nature's way of telling you to think for yourself." - Anonymous (all right, it was me)
Spring.org.uk cited a study of quotes, featuring these from Deepak Chopra:
“Attention and intention are the mechanics of Manifestation.”
"Imagination is inside exponential space time events."
"Nature is a self-regulating ecosystem of awareness."
Chopra has 2.5 million followers on Twitter. A late friend of mine was approached to teach at Chopra's institute and met with him, but came away with the impression that Chopra's main goal was generating revenue. Of course that was only his opinion, I don't have any personal experience with Chopra. He's written more than 20 New York Times best-sellers, so obviously he's impressing a lot of people.
As the Spring article says, vagueness often disguises a lack of meaning. It seems to work even better if it's accompanied by a photo of someone climbing a mountain or crossing a finish line.
Do It Yourself Meaningless Quotes
You can come up with meaningless quotes yourself. Mix one from column A, one from Column B, and one from column C:
A
Achievement
Creativity
Leadership
Spirituality
B
consists of
can be defined as
comes from
leads to
C
what you do every day
what nature reveals
what the angels whisper
what you already know
Add a picture of the earth in space or a child looking at a flower and you're all set!
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