Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jane Seymour

I think a lot of people get so obsessed with the wedding and the expense of the wedding that they miss out on what the real purpose is. It's not about a production number, it's about a meaningful moment between two people that's witnessed by people that they actually really know and care about.

Jane Yolen

The thing I want to know is, if you tell your brain not to do stuff... and it keeps doing it anyway, does that mean your mind has a mind of its own? And if it does, then who's in charge here, anyway?

Jane Smiley

Some novelists are luckier than others in the eras of their formative intellectual years, but all Weltanschauungs return, which means that most novelists have at least a chance of a revival.

Gary L. Francione

I find it very annoying that so many animal advocates talk about the difficulty of being vegan. Many animal advocates are inclined to make the issue their suffering and not the animals' suffering, and I suppose that accounts for part of the reason that veganism is portrayed as such a "sacrifice." And many animal advocates are not vegans, or are "flexible vegans," which means that they do not observe veganism at all or not consistently, and emphasizing the supposed difficulty of veganism is part of justifying their own behavior.

Gary L. Francione

The theory of animal rights simply is not consistent with the theory of animal welfare... Animal rights means dramatic social changes for humans and non-humans alike; if our bourgeois values prevent us from accepting those changes, then we have no right to call ourselves advocates of animal rights.

Gary L. Francione

There is no meaningful distinction between eating flesh and eating dairy or other animal products. Animals exploited in the dairy industry live longer than those used for meat, but they are treated worse during their lives, and they end up in the same slaughterhouse after which we consume their flesh anyway. There is probably more suffering in a glass of milk or an ice cream cone than there is in a steak.

Gary L. Francione

An aim of an argument should be progress, but progress ultimately means little without victory.

Gary L. Francione

Humans treat animals as things that exist as means to human ends. That's morally wrong. Sexism promotes the idea that women are things that exist as means to the ends of men. That's morally wrong. We need to stop treating all persons - whether human or nonhuman - as things.

Miley Cyrus

Imagine finding someone you love more than anything in the world, who you would risk your life for but couldn't marry. And you couldn't have that special day the way your friends do-you know, wear the ring on your finger and have it mean the same thing as everybody else. Just put yourself in that person's shoes. It makes me feel sick to my stomach

Robert Thompson

There are some people for whom it will always be too soon, but that doesn't mean we have to reduce ourselves to silence.

But that doesn't mean we can't produce interim reports.

but that does not mean that the statements in it are anything more than rhetoric.

But don't tell everyone else to live within their means when you can't do it yourself.

Lynne Truss

But, come on. Just because it's obvious doesn't mean it's not true.

More people means there is more of an opportunity for crime,

Melina Kanakaredes

My grandfather always told me, 'You know you're American first, but you're a Greek-American, which makes you a better American.' It sounds sort of old-world and very sweet, but what he meant was that you should embrace those things that are most special and different about you.

Michael Brown

My God, you mean it is that bad?

Jim Haslett

Obviously, that means a lot to me -- that's what friends are for.

Orel Hershiser

obviously keenly understands what it means to be a Dodger.

Frosh-week songs are meant to be offensive because offensive is rebellious.

Todd Boyd

I don't think it's the same thing. Hip-hop has redefined the word. It can mean a number of things. It can be a term of admiration. It can be a term of recognition.

Amy Grant

I don't think it's about the hype, I think it's about the possibility of people saying, 'You mean there is really a possibility that my wish could be chosen?'

LaMarcus Aldridge

I don't think people realize how much he means to this program.

I have it framed on a wall in my den. On the inscription she tells me what I meant to her. It's the most precious thing I have from that season. Even now, when I think about it, I get emotional.

I find that ridiculous, frankly. This means they haven't thought of the basics. They haven't worked out the most obvious scenarios.

I can tell you this thing is by no means is it going to throw up a lot of cash.

I didn't really realize what they meant when they said predominantly black.

Christian Scott

I don't just play the trumpet because it's something that resonates with me: I play the trumpet because I realize it's a means to help free a lot of people that ain't free.

Marty Turco

I didn't mean to throw it, but I'm sure it was the right call.

I didn't mean to take him down that hard. I didn't want to go to OT. I didn't want another minute or two minutes. I had to push it.

I didn't let them get to me. Just because baskets aren't going in, it doesn't mean you are done.

I'd like to have it. I know it doesn't mean much but it's nice to tell recruits.

Tim Henman

I don't know what this mystery thing is that I'm meant to be passing on - what is it? A torch, a flag, a baton?