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When liberals say 'family', they mean 'Big Brother in Washington.' When we say 'family,' we mean 'honor thy father and mother.' — Ronald Reagan
You have to live among rich liberals to understand what they're saying. You'll never believe what they mean by 'middle class.' They mean themselves. — Joel Stein
People are always talking about originality, but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us, and… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Few people know what they mean when they say, "I love you." ... Well, what does the word love mean? It means total interest. I… — Katharine Hepburn
Whenever people say they didn't like the main character of a book, they mean they didn't like the book. The main character has to be… — Melissa Bank
There is no solid satisfaction in any career for a woman like myself. There is no home, no true freedom, no hope, no joy, no… — Taylor Caldwell
The secret language of statistics, so appealing in a fact-minded culture, is employed to sensationalize, inflate, confuse, and oversimplify. Statistical terms and statistical methods are… — Darrell Huff
All I'm going to tell you is investigations, whether it be this and others, where you have partial facts, analysts, agents are always trying to… — Robert Muller
These are people who are capable of devotion, public devotion, to justice. They meant what they said and every day that passes, they mean it… — Wendell Berry
Writers don't always know what they mean - that's why they write. Their work stands in for them. On the page, the reader meets the… — John Lahr
I like the construction of sentences and the juxtaposition of words-not just how they sound or what they mean, but even what they look like. — Don DeLillo
The Israelis object to an imposed settlement I don't know what they mean by an imposed settlement. It's quite obvious, without the all out support… — J. William Fulbright
When the Jews speak of humanity, they mean only the totality of Jews. — Julius Streicher
I think a lot of the time, we don't give our family connections the kind of credit they deserve, like how important they are to… — JoBeth Williams
What is mathematics? Ask this question of person chosen at random, and you are likely to receive the answer "Mathematics is the study of number."… — Keith Devlin
When you pray, remember that you are not praying to a distant God, but to the God that dwells within you. Don't just speak the… — Susan L. Taylor
People always say to me, 'You have such a clearly defined sense of style,' and when I hear it, I get crazed, because what I… — Stanley Donen
Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean. — Ted Dexter
I enjoy people who aren't afraid to say what they mean. It makes life so much easier! — Alex Flinn
Great fiction shows us not how to conduct our behavior but how to feel. Eventually, it may show us how to face our feelings and… — Eudora Welty
Many survivors refuse to talk about what they went through but I've never been ashamed to have been in one of those places. The shame… — Mary Norris
Because as much as I love figuring out other people's puzzles, and love putting words together in ways that feel good to sing and sound… — J. Robbins
The eagle suffers little birds to sing, And is not careful what they mean thereby, Knowing that with the shadow of his wings He can… — William Shakespeare
If I paint a hammer and sickle people may think it is a representation of Communism, but for me it is only a hammer and… — Pablo Picasso
By suggestion and example, I believe children can be helped to hear the many voices about them. Take Time to listen and talk about the… — Rachel Carson

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