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Now between the meanings of words and their sounds there is ordinarily no discoverable relation except one of accident; and it is therefore miraculous, to… — John Crowe Ransom
Good has two meanings: it means that which is good absolutely and that which is good for somebody. — Aristotle
Change your meanings you alter your destiny. Life does not give us what we want. Life gives us whatever we expect. — Harold Homer Anderson
Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the… — Hermann Hesse
Christmas has been a season of mixed interests and meanings, but the very foundation, of course, is its religious significance. No matter what other personal… — Jimmy Carter
If all meanings could be adequately expressed by words, the arts of painting and music would not exist. — John Dewey
Colour can be the true main thing in art that is widely valued – even valued by the maker of the art – for other… — Unknown Author
I'm not an expert in the deck at all. My interest lies somewhere near a sense that words are like tarot cards, and that a… — Alice Notley
Imaginative writers often project their own monsters and meanings on basic facts. — Christopher Bram
We ascribe meanings because it is our nature to do so..We can no more see a thing without searching for a meaning than we can… — Kij Johnson
It's not for me to share the meanings of others. I am only in charge of my own. — Paul Cornell
Landscapes, even when their general type is similar, are capable of as many expressions as the same type of human face, and, without our being… — William Hurrell Mallock
... somehow I couldn't stop. I had turned into someone that I would have pitied in another life; someone who searched for signs, who analyzed… — Jennifer Weiner
To write or speak is to communicate. To communicate is to share meanings, make them ‘common’ to all participants in the discourse. (The etymological root… — Robin Lakoff
Meanings, moods, the whole scale of our inner experience, finds in nature the 'correspondences' through which we may know our boundless selves. — Kathleen Raine
Every age requires a new approach to the Qur’an for the simple reason that the Quran is made for all ages. It is our duty… — Muhammad Asad
Dharma has several connotations in South Asian religions, but in Buddhism it has two basic, interrelated meanings: dharma as 'teaching' as found in the expression… — Taitetsu Unno
The mantras, however, are mysterious and each word is profound in meaning. When they are transliterated into Chinese, the original meanings are modified and the… — Kukai
When doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and I see not one ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to… — Mahatma Gandhi
Interpretation is the revenge of the intellect upon art. Even more. It is the revenge of the intellect upon the world. To interpret is to… — Susan Sontag
I’m not too keen on talking. I always have the feeling that the words are getting away from me, escaping and scattering. It’s not to… — Delphine de Vigan
It's a matter of seeing the original meaning of all things. The world is full of all kinds of meanings. But our minds are so… — Yi Mun-yol
Knowledge is sacred and the choice to be informed or merely entertained in today's world is a very revealing test of the times. Expanding your mind… — Barbara Marciniak
A writer lives in awe of words, for they can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings right in front of you.… — John Steinbeck
Lost really has two disparate meanings. Losing things is about the familiar falling away, getting lost is about the unfamiliar appearing. — Rebecca Solnit

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