#meant

So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us, which is what they are meant to do. ↗

— Mother Maribel

#circumstances #instead #letting #meant #often

I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them. ↗

— Ma Jian

#being #believe #chinese #chinese people #controlled

I think a lot of people are with the one they're meant to be with. I see it watching my parents because they've been together for so long and are still very much in love. I'm just sort of in awe of that. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#because #been #i #i see #i think

Obsolescence never meant the end of anything, it's just the beginning. ↗

— Marshall McLuhan

#beginning #end #just #meant #never

If you have parents with a healthy relationship, you don't learn that you don't have to be married. I thought being a healthy adult meant you had to have a spouse. I didn't know any different. ↗

— Alyssa Milano

#any #being #different #had #healthy

The marriage of a man and woman is the most enduring human institution, honored in all cultures and by every religious faith. It's in this institution that children are meant to be nurtured. We know this after thousands of years of human experience. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#children #cultures #enduring #every #experience

A drama critic is a person who surprises the playwright by informing him what he meant. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

#drama #him #informing #meant #person

I am convinced that policies meant to reduce alleged carbon dioxide-induced global warming will be destructive. ↗

— Christopher Monckton

#am #carbon #carbon dioxide #convinced #destructive

A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of "balance" and "deterrence". ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#amount #balance #been #concepts #constitutes

I don't know anything else but the Lakers. This has certainly been more than a job for me as a player. It has certainly meant more to me than just an occupation. ↗

— Jerry West

#been #certainly #else #i #job