"I don't believe people are looking for the meaining of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive." 
-Joseph Campbell

"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience." 

-Frank Herbert

“Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth. To be consciously aware of it, to experience love in ourselves and others, is the meaning of life. Meaning does not lie in things. Meaning lies in us.”
-Marianne Williamson

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."

-Confucius

"We do not learn by experience, but by our capacity for experience." 

-Gautama Buddha

"Experience life in all possible ways -- good-bad, bitter-sweet, dark-light, summer-winter. Experience all the dualities. Don't be afraid of experience, because the more experience you have, the more mature you become."

-Osho