Meaning Quotes

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The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it… — Robert Bork
Knowing trees, I understand the meaning of patience. Knowing grass, I can appreciate persistence. — Hal Borland
I've been really fortunate in that I guess I was hired to do 'A Cook's Tour;' I was already a known quantity, meaning I had… — Anthony Bourdain
In college, I think I probably positioned myself as an aspiring writer, meaning I dressed sort of extravagantly and adopted all the semi-Byronic affectations, as… — Anthony Bourdain
The greatest dangers to liberty lurk in the insidious encroachment by men of zeal, well meaning but without understanding. — Louis D. Brandeis
Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any business background or appetite for… — Eli Broad
Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam, meaning to purify oneself or one's community. — John O. Brennan
School boards are, for the most part ,made up of political wannabes who see a board seat as a stepping stone for political office, or… — Eli Broad
It is while you are patiently toiling at the little tasks of life that the meaning and shape of the great whole of life dawn… — Phillips Brooks
Art historians agree that Da Vinci's paintings contain hidden levels of meaning that go well beneath the surface of the paint. Many scholars believe his… — Dan Brown
Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. — Les Brown
The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself… — Mitch Albom
I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified bores as in… — Warren Buffett
I have a problem when people say something's real or not real, or normal or abnormal. The meaning of those words for me is very… — Tim Burton
Do I wear a helmet? Ugh. I do when I'm riding through a precarious part of town, meaning Midtown traffic. But when I'm riding on… — David Byrne
War is a racket. It always has been... A few profit - and the many pay. But there is a way to stop it. You… — Smedley Butler
I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. — Joseph Campbell
Life is without meaning. You bring the meaning to it. The meaning of life is whatever you ascribe it to be. Being alive is the… — Joseph Campbell
There was a big drive when I was at art school to make you aware of the economy of meaning - after all, this was… — Jane Campion
You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the… — Albert Camus
I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any one thing or an outcome or a result. I think… — Charisma Carpenter
There is no fulfillment in things whatsoever. And I think one of the reasons that depression reigns supreme amongst the rich and famous is some… — Benjamin Carson
To take photographs means to recognize - simultaneously and within a fraction of a second - both the fact itself and the rigorous organization of… — Henri Cartier-Bresson
I'm not a pop song lyric writer. I can't just focus on one simple meaning or even a double entendre. — Julian Casablancas
In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the color… — Marc Chagall

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