Life is a task to be done. It is a fine thing to say defunctus est; it means that the man has done his task.

Since eternity means happiness for you, what does it matter if some of these passing moments are unpleasant?

Any of us can achieve virtue, if by virtue we merely mean the avoidance of the vices that do not attract us.

Be Godlike then; and in all ways and by all means so live that all may say of you, 'He has been with Jesus'.

I'm lazy but generally task oriented so having a hoop to jump through means eventually I'll make the effort.

Mitt Romney said he's not concerned about the very poor. What he means is people making less than a million.

If you don't know what it is you want - and I mean specifically - then you won't even know when you have it.

When academics claim a topic is obsolete, they mean merely they are tired of flogging it with their cliches.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.

Socialism isn't a dirty word; it just means sharing. Really, it's just the bureaucratic arm of Christianity.

Men find happiness neither by means of the body nor through possessions, but through uprightness and wisdom.

Certainly we must be strong, but strength is, to me, not just a force, but rather a vocabulary of many means

Loving your child also means respecting him as a person. Treat him with the same courtesy as would a friend.

'Play the right way' means play unselfishly, respect each other's achievements, play hard, fulfill your role

I mean, movies are like your kids or your fingers and toes or something, it's pretty hard to pick favorites.

Writing means sharing. It's part of the human condition to want to share things - thoughts, ideas, opinions.

Being nervous is not something you should be ashamed of. Nervous means you care, you really want to do well.

There are lots of things we choose not to see. Doesn't mean they aren't there, even if we wish they weren't.

To be wise means to be a teacher, means to be a soul winner. That's our business - That's our only business!

A desire for truth is by no means a need for certitude and it would be unwise to confuse one with the other.

And if I'm being honest, I don't think I have an ex-boyfriend who would have something mean to say about me.

Eun Gi is lying. It means she doesn't believe me. It means she is angry at me. It means she can't forgive me.

I learn every day what it means to love myself, and I'm constantly figuring out what makes me feel empowered.

Few things are impossible in themselves: application to make them succeed fails us more often than the means.

Does that mean you agree?" He groaned. "I think it means you crushed my spirit and beat me down." "Fantastic.

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

Just because the years are passing doesn't mean that the quality of our lives must automatically go downhill.

I mean, even when it's really simple, there's so much amazing beautiful creativity that can come out of that.

When people write lies about you, and you know that they are lies, that means that they don't know the truth.

How can we salute - encourage the American spirit? That means many different things to many different people.

People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does.

I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress.

I love a finished speaker, I really, truly do I don't mean one who's polished, I just mean one who's through.

Brotherhood means laying down your life for somebody, really willing to sacrifice yourself for somebody else.

Broadmindedness, when it means indifference to right and wrong, eventually ends in a hatred of what is right.

Sir James Jeans Always says what he means He is really perfectly serious About the Universe being Mysterious.

I'm 31 now. I think I'm beginning to understand what life is, what romance is, and what a relationship means.

Being thankful and saying thanks are two habits of people who've discovered what it means to succeed in life.

To say that corrupt means corrupt the ends is to believe in the immaculate conception of ends and principles.

I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it.

I get my by any means on, whenever there's a drought get your umbrellas out because that's when I brainstorm.

The greatest country in the history of the world being attacked. So all of this doesn't mean very much today.

So, deadpan I think just means not acknowledging for one second that you think that this is funny and clever.

Tightfisted people are as mean with friendship as they are with cash--suspicious, unbelieving, and incurious.

Private property is a means, and neither its abolition nor its unrestricted right should be an end in itself.

A girl expecting rescue never learns to save herself. Even with the means, she will find her courage wanting.

Prayer means that the total you is praying. Your whole being reaches out to God, and God reaches down to you.

Voting really doesn't mean anything. I wish I could say something different, but I think it's kind of a sham.

If you were mean to your parents, they'd give you a good belt in the gob and send you flying across the room.

It is possible to stand around with a cocktail in one's hand and talk with everyone, which means with no one.

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