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mean long different
Just because you're a different size doesn't mean you're sitting on the couch eating bonbons all day long watching TV. Carre Otis
mean people judgment
Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.
mean males female
If we do not mean that God is male when we use masculine pronouns and imagery, then why should there be any objections to using female imagery and pronouns as well? Carol P. Christ
mean boys play
Some people have their marriages annulled, which means they never existed. Boy, talk about denial! What do you say when people see your wedding album? 'Oh that was just some play I was in. Carol Leifer
mean phones years
To me, that means getting back to the point where our Constitution means that you don't tap people's phones and poke into their e-mail and you don't arrest people and keep them hidden for a year and a half without charging them. Carol Moseley Braun
mean years leader
Being a good leader today doesn't mean you'll be a good leader 10 years from now. You have to adapt to the times Carlos Ghosn
mean heart assets
Employees are your most valuable assets. They are the heart and guts of a company. This doesn't mean that from time to time, you aren't going to do what is good for the company.
mean writing mexican
You have an absolute freedom in Mexican writing today in which you dont necessarily have to deal with the Mexican identity. You know why? Because we have an identity... We know who we are. We know what it means to be a Mexican. Carlos Fuentes
mean warrior men
My benefactor said that when a man embarks on the paths of sorcery he becomes aware, in a gradual manner, that ordinary life has been forever left behind; that knowledge is indeed a frightening affair; that the means of the ordinary world are no longer a buffer for him; and that he must adopt a new way of life if he is going to survive. The first thing he ought to do, at that point, is to want to become a warrior... Carlos Castaneda
two bored earth
I can't be bothered to go to the gym, though. I honestly just can't be bothered - it's the most boring thing on Earth. I have tried and every six months I go 'right, I'm going to the gym'. Then I do it for two weeks and get so bored by it. Carol Vorderman
two way arguing
There are two ways to argue with a woman, and neither of them work. Carlos Boozer
two firsts thirds
You must see that if two things are alike, then it is a further question whether the first is copied from the second, or the second from the first, or both from a third. C. S. Lewis
two rabbits three
At least he went on saying this till Aslan had loaded him up with three dwarfs, one dryad, two rabbits, and a hedgehog, that steadied him a bit.
two voice piano
The piano and the singing are two equal things to me - maybe not inseparable but very connected. You can say they are like two equal voices. Agnes Obel
two people black
To change history is very slow. The first two times I came to the States - black people didn't have the right to vote. Agnes Varda
two half lines
Coming from a background of being onstage, you're onstage for two and a half hours and you're in it for the whole time no matter what you're doing. Even if you don't have a line, you have to stay in it. Aaron Tveit
two people looks
Any time you get two people in a room who disagree about anything, the time of day, there is a scene to be written. That's what I look for. Aaron Sorkin
two stupidity littles
There are two fools in every marketplace; one asks too little, one asks too much. Alan Sugar
done scripts france
I did get offers from Hollywood, but they were all scripts with monsters in them. If I had done them, I would have disappeared. I would have come back to France anyway, and I would have had to start all over again and lost a lot of time. Carole Bouquet
done toes essentials
Isn't it absolutely essential to keep a fierce Left and fierce Right, both on their toes and each terrified of the other? That's how we get things done.
done television world
But it's true, when you see some television, you carry it with you. It's like 90210. Tell me what young shows were being done then... We were thrilled about the ratings around the world. Aaron Spelling
done literature harm
When millions applaud you seriously ask yourself what harm you have done; and when they disapprove you, what good. Charles Caleb Colton
done lost
Nothing of what is nobly done is ever lost. Charles Dickens
done needs helping
While there are many things you can do to help a loved one in need, there are some things that must be done by the Lord. Richard G. Scott
done fruition century
Oh, if I could but live another century and see the fruition of all the work for women! There is so much yet to be done. Susan B. Anthony
done four hell
I have stage fright every single concert I've ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It's absolute living hell. Brian Wilson
done research want
Avant-garde music is sort of research music. You're glad someone's done it but you don't necessarily want to listen to it. Brian Eno