To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.
Being a bestseller doesnt mean they wrote a great book. Just means they knew a lot of people who would buy it.
Fate is cruel but maybe not random. Nature (meaning Death) always wins but that doesn't mean we have to bow and gravel to it.
People who are mean or unkind or rigid - think about it - cannot laugh at themselves. If we can't laugh at ourselves and the human condition, we're going to be mean.
Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.
Indeed, eventually, random outcomes all revert to the mean, meaning that streaks eventually end. Understanding this is a key part of intelligent and rational investing.
The future belongs to the competent. It belongs to those who are very, very good at what they do. It does not belong to the well-meaning.
If I burn the candles, it means not only giving you light. It means to show you the fire which I have inside.
No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.
Most children turn out badly because they have the wrong parental image. This doesn't mean their parents are criminal. It means they are boring and cruel.
Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.
Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.
Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.
The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.
You've got to be closer to the edge than ever to win. That means sometimes you go over the edge, and I don't mean driving, either.
You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on.
...just because someone is a loner, it doesn't mean they’re alone. And just because someone is alone, it doesn't mean they’re lonely.
I have always lived beyond my means. I am still trying to live beyond my means, but it is getting harder all the time. I am very rich.
Andre: Justice doesn't mean the bad guy goes to jail, it just means that someone pays for the crime.
Sigmund Jähn: Socialism doesn't mean live behind a Wall. Socialism means reach the others and live with the others.
Ron: Immortal? Hermione: It means you'll never die. Ron: [angry] I know what it means!
