#means

The same practice was continued every evening through the whole course, and with the same success. Many individuals expressed their gratification at having discovered such simple means of relieving the tedium of a long discourse. ↗

— George Combe

#course #discourse #discovered #evening #every

Lime juice makes things taste fresher. I use it for drinks, salsas, relishes, soups, and sauces. You want some give to your limes - firmness means the inside is dry - and they'll stay softer longer if you don't refrigerate them. ↗

— Bobby Flay

#dry #firmness #fresher #give #i

The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#complexion #conquest #different #earth #flatter

I have really diverse tastes, which can be problematic sometimes, but it's good because it means I'm always listening to as much music as possible. I love listening to music, whatever genre it is. ↗

— Richard Fleeshman

#because #diverse #genre #good #i

Therefore I would not have it unknown to Your Holiness, the the only thing which induced me to look for another way of reckoning the movements of the heavenly bodies was that I knew that mathematicians by no means agree in their investigation thereof. ↗

— Nicolaus Copernicus

#another #another way #bodies #heavenly #heavenly bodies

When you treat yourself right, you run better and more efficiently. Which means you don't have to go 100 miles an hour to get everything done. ↗

— Ann Curry

#done #efficiently #everything #get #go

Iranian filmmakers are not passive. They fight whenever they can, as creative expression means a lot to them. The restrictions and censorship in Iran are a bit like the British weather: one day it's sunny, the next day it's raining. You just have to hope you walk out into the sunshine. ↗

— Asghar Farhadi

#british #censorship #creative #creative expression #day

We feel a lot of pressure about looking silly or appearing weak, whatever that means, or being a failure. You have to keep in your head: what's the worst that can happen? ↗

— Michael Fassbender

#appearing #being #failure #feel #happen

War - the ordinary man's most convenient means of escaping from the ordinary. ↗

— Philip Caputo

#escaping #man #means #most #ordinary

You know, I might get married at 50 or 60, when it actually means something to say 'for the rest of my life.' ↗

— Diane Kruger

#get #get married #i #know #life