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People say law but they mean wealth. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When they say "Be yourself," which self do they mean? — Rob Brezsny
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find… — Socrates
When someone tells a man to be a man, they mean that there is a way to be a man. A man is not just… — Jack Donovan
[When people] say 'let's do something about it,' they mean 'let's get hold of the political machinery so that we can do something to somebody… — Frank Chodorov
When they say accountability, they mean surveillance and standardization. — Marc Lamont Hill
The same authorities who insist upon beginnings, middles, and ends, declare that Great Literature (by which they mean the stories they have been taught to… — Gene Wolfe
Obviously the fans are very important to me, in fact they mean everything to me and they are the people I try to please when… — Steven Gerrard
And suddenly, I realized the system that I was in did not know what intelligence was, didn't know how to identify smart and not smart.… — Tony Buzan
You must stop worrying about why things happen and wonder what they mean when they do. — Joy Williams
I feel that works of art are an opportunity for people to construct meaning, so I don't usually tell what they mean. It conveys to… — Jasper Johns
But here's the worst part: the trick to life lies in hiding from those we hold most dear how much they mean to is; if… — Cesare Pavese
When people use the word hell, what do they mean? They mean a place, an event, a situation absent of how God desires things to… — Rob Bell
Many of the younger generation know my name in a vague way and connect it with grotesque inventions, but don't believe that I ever existed… — Rube Goldberg
It's no longer just reporting the headlines of the day, but trying to put the headlines into some context and to add some perspective into… — Bob Schieffer
There are certain promises you make that are more sacred than anything that happens in a court of law,I don't care how many Bibles you… — Paul Castellano
Live in the moment, just do it - those are phrases thrown around by people who don't know what they mean. Just do it -… — Gregory Galloway
I don't mind it if blacks want equal rights, as long as they mean rights equal to a dog — Zach Braff
I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business. — Ozzie Smith
Don't use big words. They mean so little. — Oscar Wilde
God does not have to come and tell me what I must do for Him; He brings me into a relationship with Himself where I… — Oswald J. Smith
It was about the preciousness of that, and how they viewed those birds as art, as something valuable. I didn't care one way or another… — Nick Cave
Do not believe those persons who say they have never been jealous. What they mean is that they have never been in love. — Gerald Brenan
The teaching of any science, for purposes of liberal education, without linking it with social progress and teaching its social significance, is a crime against… — Chris Carter
License they mean when they cry Liberty; For who loves that, must first be wise and good. — John Milton

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