#means

What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you'd like it to mean? ↗

— Antonin Scalia

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A painting means as much to you as a string of pearls to an ape. ↗

— Paul Scofield

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There is something revolting about the way girls' minds often jump to marriage long before they jump to love. And most of those minds are shut to what marriage really means. ↗

— Dodie Smith

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PAYE means pay as you earn but it could also mean Pretty Accurate Yet Estimated. ↗

— John Whiting

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I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine. ↗

— Andrew Wiles

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I feel that I, and the people under my command, tried to use all the traditional methods of recruiting agents which were also used by other intelligence services; adopting also means like pressure, money, sex - but that did not characterize my service. ↗

— Markus Wolf

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When I was a little kid - and even still - I loved magic tricks. When I saw how movies got made - at least had a glimpse when I went on the Universal Studios tour with my grandfather, I remember feeling like this was another means by which I could do magic. ↗

— J. J. Abrams

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We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. ↗

— Aesop

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Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

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I made my choice to be in Ferrari. It is not easy because it is important for a man to have satisfaction. And for me to get the satisfaction I want means getting results. ↗

— Jean Alesi

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