#mean

Acceptance of prevailing standards often means we have no standards of our own. ↗

— Jean Toomer

#means #often #our #own #prevailing

The elections that have taken place in these countries are a reflection of the lure of Democracy, and the resilience of our men and women in uniform who helped bring freedom to many who never knew what the word truly meant. ↗

— Jim Sensenbrenner

#countries #democracy #elections #freedom #helped

'The Hobbit' was one of the first biggish books I ever read. I remember vividly the 'riddles in the dark' passage, and it meant a lot to me to finally get to play it after all these years. ↗

— Andy Serkis

#books #dark #ever #finally #first

Yeah, I mean, climbing's always been a massive hobby of mine up until, kind of, recent times when I've had family, but no, it's been a driving passion in my life and, uh, I've always wanted to climb the Matterhorn. It was the mountain that, sort of, inspired me to climb, as a youngster. So, it was great to be able to get to do it. ↗

— Andy Serkis

#always #been #climb #climbing #driving

I'm retarded - I mean I'm retired. ↗

— Frank Serpico

#mean #retarded #retired

And certainly the history of public sculpture has been disastrous but that doesn't mean it ought not to continue and the only way it even has a chance to continue is if the work gets out into the public. ↗

— Richard Serra

#certainly #chance #continue #disastrous #even

I meant what I said and I said what I meant. ↗

— Dr. Seuss

#meant #said

In the meantime, I just have to create those realistic goals about the fact that I don't have a ton of options as an actor who's been on a science fiction show for 8 years. ↗

— Michael Shanks

#actor #been #create #fact #fiction

Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool. ↗

— Eric Shanteau

#being happy #fast #happy #means #outside

I mean, I think I'm doing a lot better than other people that have had shoulder surgery in their careers. Some people have never come back. ↗

— Maria Sharapova

#better #careers #come #doing #had