"Meaning is context bound, but context is boundless" — Jonathan Culler

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• I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults.… — Teresa of Avila
• I don't want the United States to be in a global economy where our economic future is bound to that… — Michele Bachmann
• If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we are determined to foment a rebellion, and will… — Abigail Adams
• By ratifying the Convention, governments become legally bound to implement the rights therein. — Carol Bellamy
• I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and… — Wendell Berry
• Everyone knows the beautiful story of Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac. How this noble father led his child to… — Annie Besant
• The river flows at its own sweet will, but the flood is bound in the two banks. If it were… — Vinoba Bhave
• Child labor and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use the labor of children as the… — Grace Abbott
• April is a promise that May is bound to keep. — Hal Borland
• It is unrealistic to expect an entire profession to be completely good. There are bound to be some individuals who… — Jo Brand
• After all, it is hard to master both life and work equally well. So if you are bound to fake… — Joseph Brodsky
• All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves. — Robert Browning

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