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

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

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

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

I haven't been the best boyfriend or husband, and that means I don't get to spend every day with my daughter.

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone means you have fewer problems.

Let's make it simple: Government control means uniformity, regulation, fees, inspection, and yes, compliance.

In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

As a remedy to life in society I would suggest the big city. Nowadays, it is the only desert within our means.

Being self-made means putting yourself in position to help others put themselves in position to be successful.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

I enjoy life when things are happening. I don't care if it's good things or bad things. That means you're alive.

The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.

Gun control means control. It means control for the government and the government starts controlling the people.

For me, insanity is super sanity. The normal is psychotic. Normal means lack of imagination, lack of creativity.

Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

A special effect is a tool, a means of telling a story. A special effect without a story is a pretty boring thing.

My Chinese name is Man Shing which means 'ten thousand success.' It's a name that's sure to set me up for failure.

Authenticity means erasing the gap between what you firmly believe inside and what you reveal to the outside world.

By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

Of course Brexit means that something is wrong in Europe. But Brexit means also that something was wrong in Britain.

Let us tenderly and kindly cherish, therefore, the means of knowledge. Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write.

The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

Independence of Judiciary means independence from Executive and Legislature, but not independence from accountability.

There are those who wrap themselves in flags and blow the tinny trumpet of patriotism as a means of fooling the people.

When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd like to know them. Anyone I know I photograph.

Insight essentially means being able to see things other people are not able to see. This is the hallmark of leadership.

Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be.

I love having short hair - that means I can wear big earrings and even dresses sometimes without me feeling too feminine.

When we take time to notice the things that go right - it means we're getting a lot of little rewards throughout the day.

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one's mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.

Fighting means you could lose. Bullying means you can't. A bully wants to beat somebody; he doesn't want to fight somebody.

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.

Fearless means trusting your instincts and clarity of thought. Once you have made up your mind, don't be scared of what if.

It's not always going to be perfect but to have your teammates have your back through the ups and downs, it means the world.

They say never trust a skinny chef, but the fact is, to stay healthy when you're a chef means you have to work twice as hard.

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.

Faith means living with uncertainty - feeling your way through life, letting your heart guide you like a lantern in the dark.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.

It is evident that an acquaintance with natural laws means no less than an acquaintance with the mind of God therein expressed.

Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.

Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks. But of course, if you dig deeper, it's really how it works.

It's always nice when people appreciate your work because it means you've affected them, which is great. And so that feels good.

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