Quotes of: Double-meaning Keyword

Awards mean a lot, but they don't say it all. The people in baseball mean more to me than statistics.

Ernie Banks

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.

Barry Ritholtz

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.

Brian Tracy

If I burn the candles, it means not only giving you light. It means to show you the fire which I have inside.

Gaurav GRV Sharma

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Henry Adams

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.

Hedy Lamarr

Education does not mean teaching people what they do not know. It means teaching them to behave as they do not behave.

John Ruskin

Only half of writing is saying what you mean. The other half is preventing people from reading what they expected you to mean.

James Richardson

Need' now means wanting someone else's money. 'Greed' means wanting to keep your own. 'Compassion' is when a politician arranges the transfer.

Joseph Sobran

The world in general has meaning, deep meaning at times. This cannot be dismissed as a delusion, an artifact of chemicals.

Deepak Chopra

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.

Dale Earnhardt

You can't get much more liberal than John Kerry is. I mean, he's my candidate, but, I mean, come on.

Don Imus

...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.

Jason Daniel Chaplin

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.

Allan Sherman

Andre: Justice doesn't mean the bad guy goes to jail, it just means that someone pays for the crime.

Freedom Writers

Sigmund Jähn: Socialism doesn't mean live behind a Wall. Socialism means reach the others and live with the others.

Good Bye Lenin!

Ron: Immortal? Hermione: It means you'll never die. Ron: [angry] I know what it means!

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Violet: You mean Dad's in trouble, or Dad is the trouble? Elastigirl: I mean, either he's *in* trouble, or he's *going* to be.

The Incredibles

Grim Reaper: Englishmen, you're all so fucking pompous. None of you have got any balls.

The Meaning of Life

Mark Van Doren: Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life.

Quiz Show

Toby: I'm out of cigarettes. Bree Osbourne: Quel dommage. Toby: What's quel dommage mean? Bree Osbourne: It means you're not getting any cigarettes.

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