Stanley Kubrick:

The most terrifying fact about the universe is not that it is hostile but that it is indifferent; but if we can come to terms with this indifference and accept the challenges of life within the boundaries of death — however mutable man may be able to make them — our existence as a species can have genuine meaning and fulfillment. However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.

— Stanley Kubrick Modern

Filmmaker

Context

1968 interview with Playboy magazine.

Date / Period

1968

Source

https://highexistence.com/stanley-kubrick-quote-meaninglessness-of-life/

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Explanation

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