Just because someone lives in a hut, that doesn’t mean that isn’t a good person, that that person can’t do better, that person isn’t capable of being great. And just because it’s a hut – whatever that means – doesn’t mean it’s not a home.
It’s always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you’ve affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.
In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.
The garden is growth and change and that means loss as well as constant new treasures to make up for a few disasters.
For me, being an ‘American Latina’ means identifying with and being influenced by both my American upbringing and my Latin heritage, and I have so much appreciation for how those two cultures have created who I am.
I hope for your help to explore and protect the wild ocean in ways that will restore the health and, in so doing, secure hope for humankind. Health to the ocean means health for us.
Mystical references to society and its programs to help may warm the hearts of the gullible but what it really means is putting more power in the hands of bureaucrats.
My being a black woman is not a deficit. It is a strength. Because I could not be where I am had I not overcome so many other barriers. Which means you know I’m relentless, you know I’m persistent, and you know I’m smart.
Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions!
Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.
I’m interested in what it means to be an American. I’m interested in what it means to live in America. I’m interested in the kind of country that we live in and leave our kids. I’m interested in trying to define what that country is.
My religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is the means of realising Him.
We live in this world in order always to learn industriously and to enlighten each other by means of discussion and to strive vigorously to promote the progress of science and the fine arts.
The more colorful the food, the better. I try to add color to my diet, which means vegetables and fruits.
Success is not a destination, but the road that you’re on. Being successful means that you’re working hard and walking your walk every day. You can only live your dream by working hard towards it. That’s living your dream.
The bedrock of our democracy is the rule of law and that means we have to have an independent judiciary, judges who can make decisions independent of the political winds that are blowing.
A director is the captain of the ship; he gets the vision of the film much before anyone else can. While I want to experiment with characters, I know a good director means I am in safe hands.
Transformation literally means going beyond your form.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
Prudence does not mean failing to accept responsibilities and postponing decisions; it means being committed to making joint decisions after pondering responsibly the road to be taken.
Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another; and his humblest hour is when he compares the volume as it is with what he vowed to make it.
Neither winning nor losing means as much to me as knowing the crowd has enjoyed my match.
The Bible says to ‘fear not,’ but this doesn’t mean you should never feel scared. It means when you do feel fear, keep going forward and do what you are supposed to do. Or as I like to say, do it afraid.
Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears.
I know the fact that I was born means I have to die, so my only aim is to reach out and help someone along the way.
I do write a lot of children’s songs, and I’m going to do a children’s television show, which also means I’ll be doing a lot of albums. So I do hope my future will hold a lot of things for children.
Champions invariably have fervent philosophical beliefs. Philosophy, in its simplest terms, means ‘the love of wisdom.’
I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.
Insight essentially means being able to see things other people are not able to see. This is the hallmark of leadership.
I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his lot by all possible means – except by getting off his back.
Judiciary must be encouraged to find ways and means to regulate its own affairs – consistent with the spirit of the Constitution.
Brotherhood means laying down your life for somebody, really willing to sacrifice yourself for somebody else.
The American Dream is a phrase we’ll have to wrestle with all of our lives. It means a lot of things to different people. I think we’re redefining it now.
The rise or fall of Shanghai means the birth or death of the whole nation.
Your legal career is but a means to an end, and… that end is building the kingdom of God.
Insofar as international law is observed, it provides us with stability and order and with a means of predicting the behavior of those with whom we have reciprocal legal obligations.
False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons.
Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.
For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure; yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter.
The entire economy relies on the suspension of disbelief. So does a fairy story or an animated cartoon. This means that no matter how soberly the financial experts dress, no matter how dry their language, the economy they worship can only ever be as plausible as an episode of ‘SpongeBob SquarePants.’
Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.
True compassion means not only feeling another’s pain but also being moved to help relieve it.
Politics means striving to share power or striving to influence the distribution of power, either among states or among groups within a state.
When the President does it, that means that it’s not illegal.
More socialism means more democracy, openness and collectivism in everyday life.
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one’s designs to one’s means.
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.
I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives, or serve humanity.
Cooking at home with fresh ingredients means you know what’s going into your food.
War is not merely a political act but a real political instrument, a continuation of political intercourse, a carrying out of the same by other means.
People probably think I’m cute because I have dimples and am friendly and always smiling. But beauty is different. In Chinese, people say I have chi ze, which means aura or a strong sense of presentation. It’s not about my look.
Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another.
Those who have learned to walk on the threshold of the unknown worlds, by means of what are commonly termed par excellence the exact sciences, may then, with the fair white wings of imagination, hope to soar further into the unexplored amidst which we live.
It doesn’t make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.
Beauty means expression and being your most authentic self.
With small means the Lord accomplishes His marvelous work.
Every experience is a paradox in that it means to be absolute, and yet is relative; in that it somehow always goes beyond itself and yet never escapes itself.
Hip-hop originated from the Bronx specifically; that means everything. I’m down the block from where hip-hop was born and raised, so I’m glad I am here and I’m able to represent New York the way I am.
Your first hit in the majors – that’s tops. It means you’re on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.
The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home.
