His Meaning Quotes

23 quotes by 20 authors

If I understand Dirac correctly, his meaning is this: there is no God, and Dirac is his Prophet. — Wolfgang Pauli
Some things mankind can finish and be done with, but not ... science, that persists, and changes from ancient Chaldeans studying the stars to a… — Harry Emerson Fosdick
When two minds of a high order, interested in kindred subjects, come together, their conversation is chiefly remarkable for the summariness of its allusions and… — William James
Tobacco smoke is the one element in which, by our European manners, men can sit silent together without embarrassment, and where no man is bound… — Thomas Carlyle
A poet's pleasure is to withhold a little of his meaning, to intensify by mystification. He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove… — Elwyn Brooks White
There are those who insist that it is a very bad thing to question God. To them, â€œwhy?â€ is a rude question. That depends, I… — Elisabeth Elliot
While he has not, in my hearing, spoken the English language, he makes it perfectly plain that he understands it. And he uses his ears,… — Jean Little
Quotation... A writer expresses himself in words that have been used before because they give his meaning better than he can give it himself, or… — Henry Watson Fowler
A poet dares to be just so clear and no clearer; he approaches lucid ground warily, like a mariner who is determined not to scrape… — Elwyn Brooks White
But whether thus submissively or not, at least be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours. — John Ruskin
Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning. — Benjamin Franklin
Be sure that you go to the author to get at his meaning, not to find yours. — Salman Rushdie
A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at… — Samuel Johnson
Every form has its own meaning. Every man creates his meaning and form and goal. Why is it so important - what others have done?… — Ayn Rand
But Shakespeare one gets acquainted with without knowing how. It is a part of an Englishman's constitution. His thoughts and beauties are so spread abroad… — Jane Austen
Yet is was very difficult to seperate her interpretation, and keep it distinct from his meaning. — Elizabeth Gaskell
A guy's gotta live, you know, gotta make his way and find his meaning in life and love, and to do that he needs coffee,… — Libba Bray
I can handle scars, especially ones that are on the outside." I understand his meaning from the depths of my heart. — Jessica Sorensen
Wouldst thou learn thy Lord's meaning in this thing? Learn it well: Love was His meaning. Who shewed it thee? Love. What shewed He thee?… — Julian of Norwich
Anybody who has something sensible or worthwhile to say should be able to say it calmly and soberly, relying on the words themselves to convey… — Richard Dawkins

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