Word Meaning Quotes

15 quotes by 11 authors

Kaohinani is a Hawaiian word meaning â€œgatherer of beautiful things. — Rob Brezsny
Every real nation is a people of a common blood and descended from the same ancestors. A nation - from the Latin word meaning to… — Sam Francis
No word meaning "art" occurs in Aivilik, nor does "artist": there are only people. Nor is any distinction made between utilitarian and decorative objects. The… — Edmund Snow Carpenter
For a large class of cases -- though not for all -- in which we employ the word ''meaning'' it can be defined thus: the… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
I'm a bachelor in the old sense of the word, meaning I flirt, I have very many close relationships, but then I come home and… — William Ivey Long
The Greek word pseudepigrapha is a Greek word meaning 'falsely superscribed,' or what we moderns might call writing under a pen name. The classification, 'OT… — Craig A. Evans
Vegetarian - that's an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter. — Andy Rooney
Ah, yes, divorce... from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet. — Robin Williams
All through autumn we hear a double voice: one says everything is ripe; the other says everything is dying. The paradox is exquisite. We feel… — Gretel Ehrlich
What do we mean by "knowledge" or "understanding"? And how do billions of neurons achieve them? These are complete mysteries. Admittedly, cognitive neuroscientists are still… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
Politics: Poli a Latin word meaning many and tics meaning bloodsucking creatures. — Robin Williams
Worship, from the Latin word meaning "worth-ship", is where we express God's worth to us in our lives. — T.D. Jakes

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