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When thanksgiving is filled with true meaning and is not just the formality of a polite 'thank you,' it is the recognition of dependence. — Billy Graham
What is the meaning of the togetherness of the perceiving mind, in that peculiar modification of perceiving which makes it perceive not a star but… — Samuel Alexander
Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody. — Aristotle
A good actor makes clear the meaning of the words. A better actor gives also the emotion of the part. The best actor adds emotion… — Unknown Author
The work of rehearsal is looking for meaning and then making it meaningful. — Peter Brook
What was once called the objective world is a sort of Rorschach ink blot, into which each culture, each system of science and religion, each… — Lewis Mumford
This silent call you make, A silence so loud I fear the world knows it's meaning If you fill every corner of a room Where… — Spike Milligan
Grammar, perfectly understood, enables us not only to express our meaning fully and clearly, but so to express it as to enable us to defy… — William Cobbett
The answer was that in Burundi, having a clean bill of health has taken on a very particular meaning: unless and until you have paid… — Rowan Williams
Take death for example. A great deal of our effort goes into avoiding it. We make extraordinary efforts to delay it, and often consider its… — Ray Kurzweil
Sipping a cup of tea, going for a morning walk, doing your work - all these small activities make up your living. And each part,… — Rajneesh
I'm rather bored by the subject - meaning me. It's a sort of a yoke, but at times you know, a yoke is a kind… — Laurence Olivier
Evolution isn't just a story about where we came from. It's an epic at the center of life itself. Far from robbing our lives of… — Kenneth R. Miller
... I bid farewell to my readers in the hope that they have formed their own opinion as to the meaning of the word "combination". — Raymond Keene
We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering. — BrenÃ© Brown
Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. A meaning behind every little thing, and such a meaning behind this. Part for… — Richard Bach
It is up to each and every one of us to raise our voice against crimes that deprive countless victims of their liberty, dignity and… — Ban Ki-moon
Until we perceive the meaning of our past, we remain the mere carriers of ideas, like the Nomads. — Stephen Gardiner
The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your… — David Viscott
First, believe in the world-that there is meaning behind everything. — Swami Vivekananda
Sanctification is not to be understood here as a separation from ordinary use or consecration to some special use, although this meaning is often present… — William Ames
The word relationship is beautiful. The original meaning of the root from which the word to relate comes is exactly the same as to respond.… — Rajneesh
We have in England a curious belief in first-rate people, meaning all the people we do not know; and this consoles us for the undeniable… — George Bernard Shaw
To babble is to make a feminine noise somewhat resembling the sound of a brook, but with less meaning. — Oliver Herford
Since the age of six, I have had a passion for drawing things. Now that I am 75 years, I have finally learned something of… — Hokusai

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