Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dogen

To escape from the world means that one's mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.

Stephen Jay Gould

Science can't tell us what our life means ethically. It can't tell us what we are meant to do as moral creatures. But, insofar as science can understand what we're made of, and what we're related to, the Darwinian revolution completely revised our ideas about who we are and what we're related to and how long we've been here and why we're on this Earth.

Stephen Jay Gould

The Darwinian revolution is about essence. The Darwinian revolution is about who we are, it's what we're made of, it's what our life means insofar as science can answer that question.

Stephen Jay Gould

I am willing to believe that my unobtainable sixty seconds within a sponge or a flatworm might not reveal any mental acuity that I would care to call consciousness. But I am also confident [...] that vultures and sloths, as close evolutionary relatives with the same basic set of organs, lie on our side of any meaningful (and necessarily fuzzy) border and that we are therefore not mistaken when we look them in the eye and see a glimmer of emotional and conceptual affinity.

Derek Jeter

The thing that means the most to me is being remembered as a Yankee, because that's what I've always wanted to be, was to be a Yankee.

David Brock

It's very important to understand that the 'Talk' piece was not an excerpt, it was an adaptation, which means I compressed different parts of the book and made a new piece.

Benito Juarez

Respect for the rights of others means peace.

You see, another reason for nationalization was that private ownership meant fragmentation.

Anthony Holden

What it means is that some of Charles' press secretaries have been better than others as some of the Queen's press secretaries have been better than others.

We need to show Paula what meaningful open space is.

Bernie Sanders

Legislation must be passed which undoes the damage caused by excessive de-regulation. That means reinstalling the regulatory firewalls that were ripped down in 1999.

Bonnie McKee

I think what it means to be an 'American Girl,' and what I wrote the song about, is our freedoms. The idea that we as Americans can be what we want to be and say what we want to say and that we take it for granted.

Transferring, however, means other things we budgeted for won't be accomplished,

Traffic, it's a mess, I mean it's wall to wall people trying to get out.

To do that, you've got to reach out to everyone, everyone, and mean it.

We are done negotiating, ... There are no more talks from our side. That means there's a strike at 12:01.

When Miss Frances says no, she means no. She's pretty strong-headed.

But our proposals were turned down, which means that the Ukrainian authorities were tuned to confrontational moods from the very start.

Robert Irwin

But just because you must sell quickly doesn't mean you have to let your property go under desperation terms, ... Tips and Traps When Selling a Home.

Peter Beard

I don't mind the word 'dilettante.' A dilettante means someone who does what he loves.

Dolly Parton

Being a star just means that you just find your own special place, and that you shine where you are. To me, that's what being a star means.

There are a lot of uncertainties. Polls don't really mean a lot.

When you get people like that, they mean business. You don't want to mess with them.

Bruce Bochy

When you first come up, you don't know what you're getting into. He thought he took too many pitches. This time, he's getting his swings. That doesn't mean he's out of control, just that he's being aggressive.

When you have everything at your disposal, it's sometimes the little things that mean more.

Helen Reddy

I was looking for a husband, but meanwhile to survive, I had to work.

James Frecheville

With Outlook bikers in Australia, if you've got a little emblazoned thing that's got 'one percent' on it, that means you're one percent of the population and a dangerous criminal. If it's '99,' it means you're kind of a nice recreational biker. If it's 'zero percenter,' it just shows you're a total deadbeat.

Robert Englund

There'll always be movies that are meant for the big screen, and they should be seen that way.

Shelley Moore Capito

Being nice doesn't necessarily mean you're weak. You can be nice and be strong at the same time. That's a character trait that we need more in Washington.

Stanley Hauerwas

To be a Christian means you become a part of the most significant story the world has ever heard. You don't become part of that without an ongoing questioning of what it means to become part of that.

The only reality is our society, and I mean this seriously, Western Society is a very sick society.

Robert Herrick

I'll write, because I'll give - You critics means to live; For should I not supply - The cause, the effect would die

Orson Scott Card

Make friends. Be a leader. Kiss butts if you have to, but if the other guys despise you-you know what I mean?