“No man writes a book without meaning something, though he may not have the faculty of writing consequentially and expressing his meaning.” MenWritingMayBookFacultyMeaning Something Author:Joseph Addison
“Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'.” ShouldAimClarityDenseOratoryMeaning Something Author:George Chapman
“I think my mother became the muse because she had everything when she was in Hollywood: she had the marriage, the success, the money, all the films she wanted to do and yet even her, she had a longing and wanted to work with a film that had meaning, something more profound. And I think that was very touching to father.” ThinkingWantedFilmMotherFatherHollywoodLongingProfoundTouchingMuseMeaning Something Author:Isabella Rossellini
“I said, "Well, why do you believe in the Klein Bottle?" He said, "Because I can imagine it." I said, "You don't have to imagine a Mobius strip. It's right there in front of you!" But [Buckminster Fuller] couldn't see how that could involve a cross cap, meaning something that couldn't be reduced to a two-dimensional surface. Which it does. It's because he was thinking that the matrix was the thing that a fly could walk over the edge of, like a torus.” ThinkingBelieveWellsDoeSaidI CanTwoWalksImagineFrontsCrossesEdgesSurfaceBottlesCapsBecause I CanOver The EdgeBuckminster FullerMeaning Something Author:Paul Laffoley
“It's Major Ketchup in the bathroom with the laser scalpel." "Hmm." He sliced a delicately herbed spear of asparagus. "Obviously we were meant for each other as I can interpret that as you meaning something more like Colonel Mustard in the conservatory with the candlestick.” I CanMajorsBathroomSpearsColonelsLasersMustardHmmConservatoryKetchupAsparagusScalpelsMeaning Something Author:Nora Roberts
“Looking at him like that, I felt like I needed something from him, or somebody, and that probably meant that he also needed something from me, or somebody, but the revelation was like looking at spots on a slide. Knowing that it meant something to somebody wasn't the same as it meaning something to you.” FeltKnowingNeededSpotsRevelationsSlidesMeaning Something Book:Forever Source: Forever
“Adrian's face was the picture of perfect politeness and restraint, meaning something disastrous was about to happen.” HappensFacesPerfectRestraintPolitenessMeaning Something Author:Richelle Mead
“All through autumn we hear a double voice: one says everything is ripe; the other says everything is dying. The paradox is exquisite. We feel what the Japanese call "aware"--an almost untranslatable word meaning something like "beauty tinged with sadness.” FeelsVoiceSadnessDyingAutumnParadoxExquisiteRipeMeaning Something Book:The solace of open spaces Source: The solace of open spaces
“It would be a really beautiful thing if we could all just wear what we wanted, without it meaning something.” IfsWould BeWantedBeautifulBeautiful ThingsReally BeautifulMeaning Something Author:Casey Legler
“Eccentric doesn't bother me. 'Eccentric' being a poetic interpretation of a mathematical term meaning something that doesn't follow the lines - that's okay.” TermLinesOkayMathematicalBotherPoeticInterpretationEccentricMeaning Something Author:Crispin Glover
“Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums. Graffiti has more chance of meaning something or changing stuff than anything indoors. Graffiti has been used to start revolutions, stop wars, and generally is the voice of people who aren't listened to. Graffiti is one of those few tools you have if you have almost nothing. And even if you don't come up with a picture to cure world poverty you can make somebody smile while they're having a piss.” PeopleIfsWorldHas BeensArtWarUsedStuffVoiceChanceInterestingPovertyRevolutionToolsSmileCome UpCuresMuseumsBusGraffitiWorld PovertyBus StopsStop WarMeaning Something Author:Banksy
“If we want happiness, I think we should follow classic Greek wisdom and live with areté. The word directly translates as 'excellence' or 'virtue,' but has a deeper meaning — something closer to 'expressing the highest version of ourselves.' When we're showing up fully moment to moment, there's no room for regret/anxiety/disillusionment, just a whole lot of happiness. Here's to getting our areté on!” IfsThinkingWantShouldWholeMomentsRoomsVirtueRegretAnxietyHighestExcellenceDeeperVersionsGreekClassicTranslateDisillusionmentShowing UpDeeper MeaningMeaning Something Author:Brian Johnson
“I understand signifiers. We're social creatures and we have a physical language of communicating with each other. But it would be a really beautiful thing if we could all just wear what we wanted, without it meaning something… it would be a lovely place if we didn't necessarily judge or jump to conclusions because someone wants to wear a dress or because someone wants to wear pants.” IfsWantWould BeWantedBeautifulLanguageSocialJudgingCreaturesDressesCommunicateLovelyConclusionPantsBeautiful ThingsReally BeautifulMeaning Something Author:Casey Legler