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Movements have narratives. They tell stories, because they are not just about rearranging economics and politics. They also rearrange meaning. And they're not just about… — Marshall Ganz
The placebo effect is one of the most fascinating things in the whole of medicine. It's not just about taking a pill, and your performance… — Ben Goldacre
When the perceptive child of God stops to weigh the meaning of these words, then notes the connection in which they are found, he or… — Reuben Archer Torrey
Don't say you don't know! It's because of Kim. Meaning there's no photo that I would have put up by myself, or next to one… — Kanye West
When we understand the outside of things, we think we have them. Yet the Lord puts his things in subdefined, suggestive shapes, yielding no satisfactory… — George MacDonald
There is wisdom in waves. Some surfers see it right away, others never do. To find success in surfing, we must learn to be in… — Gerry Lopez
There is no reason to believe that in the face of statutory ambiguity, the meaning of federal law should be settled by the inclinations and… — Cass Sunstein
I am convinced that abstract form, imagery, color, texture, and material convey meaning equal to or greater than words. — Katherine McCoy
The challenge is for the graphic designer to turn data into information and information into messages of meaning. — Katherine McCoy
A man must fill his life with meaning, meaning is not automatically given to life. — Chaim Potok
Arguably the most important parallel between mass incarceration and Jim Crow is that both have served to define the meaning and significance of race in… — Michelle Alexander
The miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and water that is… — Marjory Stoneman Douglas
The mountain is not something eternally sublime; it has a great historic and spiritual meaning to us. It stands for us as the ladder of… — Jan Smuts
Words when spoken out loud for the sake of performance are music. They have rhythm and pitch and timbre and volume. These are the properties… — Josiah Bartlett
Life is full of what-ifs. You can’t let it hold you back. If you do, you’re not really living at all… just kind of going… — Bethany Hamilton
The delight we experience when we allow ourselves to respond to a fairy tale, the enchantment we feel, comes not from the psychological meaning of… — Bruno Bettelheim
Life is often more a sweat than a pleasure but, paradoxically, it is the sweat that gives true meaning to all of life's pleasures. This… — Don Pendleton
We attach meaning to things, and things to meaning: endow them one way or another as if to prove to ourselves that we are who… — Unknown Author
Life has meaning and we grown-ups know what it is is the universal lie that everyone is supposed to believe. Once you become an adult… — Muriel Barbery
Few things are more commonly misunderstood than the nature and meaning of theocracy. It is commonly assumed to be a dictatorial rule by self-appointed men… — R.J. Rushdoony
If you come upon a person who is drowning, would you ask if they need help—or would it be better to just jump in and… — Ronald A. Rasband
An art form requires genius. People of genius are always troublemakers, meaning they start from scratch, demolish accepted norms and rebuild a new world. The… — Henri Langlois
The writer has the advantage of a medium that can be contemplated many times over on the pages of a book or a magazine. The… — Unknown Author
The only power that has any real meaning is the power to better the world. — Gregory David Roberts
Very few people know the real meaning of friendship. More often than not, there is too much emphasis on sentiment, and too little on action.… — Sangharakshita

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