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Problem solving, and I don't mean algebra, seems to be my life's work. Maybe it's everyone's life's work.
Culture is the tacit agreement to let the means of subsistence disappear behind the purpose of existence.
Domesticity has to mean nesting. Otherwise, six months go by, and you don't know where your underwear is.
Being a human means waking up in this world, where we all have to work and slog to put food on the table.
Some people in China don't look at freedom of speech as an abstract ideal, but more as a means to an end.
You see, money isn't everything - I know it sounds corny but I really mean it - success means a lot more.
If you can throw $5 back in the crafty, we'll take it, because it just means another meal, which is nice.
To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution.
I mean 'One Tree Hill' had some rabid fans - you'd be surprised - they're almost in a class of their own.
It's just a horrible thing to keep saying to a woman, do you want a baby inside you? I mean, it's creepy.
Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to give up all the other important things.
Girls think that being glamorous means making mistakes and being irresponsible. And that's just not true.
I've not taken like acting lessons or anything but it doesn't mean I don't need to because I'm sure I do.
Progress means movement in a desired direction, and we do not all desire the same things for our species.
Israel means war and destruction and we Americans are behind this war and I am ashamed of being American.
Awkwardness is when there's a risk of a perception gap between what you mean and what you appear to mean.
No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise a man is, he feels that happiness is his indisputable right.
The acclaim for Razorhurst means even more to me than usual because, let's be honest, Razorhurst is weird.
I don't know how many people have ever seen the National Guard break in somewhere, but they mean business.
I mean, George Bush is a man of prayer. He talks to the lord. He tries to get his direction from the lord.
I mean, '8 ½' to me is such a great dissertation on the whole, you know, act of filmmaking and creativity.
Unlikely things to see in a Valentine's card - "I may be dyslexic but that doesn't mean I don't vole you."
Meditation does not mean you have to grin every moment of your life, but to learn to let your bones smile.
Remember, no one decides who they're going to vote for based on the vice president. I mean that literally.
I mean, the 1930s are the birth moment of modern public sector, government-driven infrastructure spending.
People seek escape in myth by any means at their disposal, including drugs, alcohol, meditation, and lies.
Democracy is not the end product, but the means to the end, which is the enjoyment of human rights by all.
I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?
We can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people.
I mean, I like to think of myself as being strong and independent, but I definitely wasn't like that at 14
But human borders mean nothing to air, water, windblown soil or seeds or migrating fish, birds or mammals.
I need to fall in love with someone. Sorry - I mean fall in love with something. I need to wake myself up.
Uncomfortable doesn't mean bad, uncomfortable simply means you're doing something you haven't done before.
interested, I mean, with that intense personal interest to which every one has some vague right at the end
I use the words you taught me. If they don't mean anything any more, teach me others. Or let me be silent.
An American has no sense of privacy. He does not know what it means.There is no such thing in the country.
And when someone makes a statement you don't understand, don't tell him he's crazy. Ask him what he means.
I went up to a man and said 'Jesus loves you' but I realised that it didn't mean anything unless I did it.
He who does a good deed is instantly ennobled. He who does a mean deed is by the action itself contracted.
If pizza brings you joy, then by all means, love that pizza like your life depends on it. Because it does.
In New York, pretending to be above the struggle means no seat on the bus and a table next to the kitchen.
Civil disobedience means capacity for unlimited suffering, without the intoxicating excitement of killing.
I’ve got to do something about the way I look. I mean a girl just can’t go to Sing Sing with a green face.
Many speak the truth when they say that they despise riches, but they mean the riches possessed by others.
The only question that matters with regard to a religion and its mythology is “What do these stories mean?
It was inevitable the Titanic was going to set sail, but that doesn't mean it was a good idea to be on it.
I kept trying to tell people that just because I was young didn't mean I could speak for all young people.
Do you know what it means to be loved by Death?... Do you know what it means to have Death know your name?
You're still alive. And that means you'll love and be loved...and in the end, nothing else really matters.
I pride myself on being consistent. So, yes, it definitely means something, even though I don't set goals.