Means Quotes

ERA means abortion funding, means homosexual privileges, means whatever else.

These days I'm mostly familiar with two parts of L.A.: one is movie culture, and the other is Asian culture. The Westside is work, and the Eastside is Chinese - which means my friends.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I try and 'go bush' to places where there's no cell reception. But, I don't get to do that often, so for the most part, it's just a state of mind.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.

As kids we didn't complain about being poor; we talked about how rich we were going to be and made moves to get the lifestyle we aspired to by any means we could. And as soon as we had a little money, we were eager to show it.

What I think a doctor should do is prevent disease, by any means necessary.

No one will be forced to take the public option. The word option means choice.

Expansion means complexity and complexity decay.

When a new source of taxation is found it never means, in practice, that the old source is abandoned. It merely means that the politicians have two ways of milking the taxpayer where they had one before.

This is the great object held out by this association; and the means of attaining it is illumination, enlightening the understanding by the sun of reason which will dispell the clouds of superstition and of prejudice.

A free society will abide unofficial, private discrimination, even when that means allowing hate-filled groups to exclude people based on the color of their skin.

Living creatively is really important to maintain throughout your life. And living creatively doesn't mean only artistic creativity, although that's part of it. It means being yourself, not just complying with the wishes of other people.

Some people think that prayer just means asking for things, and if they fail to receive exactly what they asked for, they think the whole thing is a fraud.

To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.

Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can't accept that. Especially when things don't go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at times.

I got my dog back, in African-American language, your dog means your passion, your fire.

The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket.

Greed is a basic part of animal nature. Being against it is like being against breathing or eating. It means nothing.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes.

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a threat to both the Nato allies and Russia.

Acting means living, it's all I do and all I'm good at. If I weren't getting paid well, I would still be acting in a small troupe somewhere.

Transformation literally means going beyond your form.

I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure - that is all that agnosticism means.

All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of their military forces, in the best possible light.

Seeking means: to have a goal; but finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal.

Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.