Pointlessness Quotes

Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway.

I'm glad the universe is pointless. It means if I get to the end of my life, the universe can't turn to me and go, 'What have you been doing, you idiot? That's not the point!

Since all life is futility, then the decision to exist must be the most irrational of all.

Why regret anything? Where does it get you to regret anything you've ever done in your life? It gets you nowhere. It's a pathetic emotion that you can wallow in.

It’s an incredibly exciting thing, this one, meaningless life of yours.

The more the universe seems comprehensible, the more it also seems pointless.

Famously, there's not really anywhere to go after nihilism. It's not progressing toward anything, it's a statement of outrage, however brilliant.

It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury; signifying nothing.

It is not worth the bother of killing yourself, since you always kill yourself too late.

What difference, at this point, does it make?

It's easy to get depressed and think, "Well, what's the point?" But it's the same as, "Well, we're all going to die, so what's the point in brushing my teeth or even saying hello to anyone or obeying traffic lights." You can do that, but that's certainly not going to take you anywhere.

I searched all areas of knowledge, and not only did I fail to find anything, but I was convinced that all those who had explored as I did had also come up with nothing. Not only had they found nothing, but they had clearly acknowledged the same thing that had brought me to despair: the only absolute knowledge attainable by man is that life is meaningless.

Unlike life, when books become meaningless, they are making a point.

Don't let the bastards grind you down. I repeat this to myself but it conveys nothing. You might as well say, Don't let there be air; or Don't be. I suppose you could say that.

Now a' is done that men can do, And a' is done in vain.

I don't see any point in nihilism... just as I suppose the nihilist sees no point in everything else.

Everything in the world is gloriously meaningless.

Philosophy: A route of many roads leading from nowhere to nothing.

Life will end in death and unhappiness, but we do it anyway.

What is meditation?... It is fleeing from the self, it is a short escape of the agony of being a self, it is a short numbing of the senses against the pain and the pointlessness of life. The same escape, the same short numbing is what the driver of an ox-cart finds in the inn, drinking a few bowls of rice wine or fermented coconut-milk.

At any street corner the feeling of absurdity can strike any man in the face.

Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.

If you're playing for the Kansas City Royals about all you can do is beat your head against the wall.

This film is apparently meaningless, but if it has any meaning it is doubtless objectionable.

Futility has become a great subject, full of opportunities.