Quotes About Meaning

The eighth verse of Genesis 1 reads: "And God called the expanse heaven." Rashi here endeavors to explain the word for heaven, Shamayim. He says that it may consist of the following: either the words Sa and Mayim, meaning "carrying water;" the words Sham and Mayim, meaning "there is water;" or the words Esh and Mayim, meaning "fire and water.

Each book can make a life or a fragment of it more beautiful.

What do you mean, what's the matter with him? Nothing's the matter with him, everything's the matter with him, the same as it is with everybody else. He's just fine. He gets overwhelmed now and then, and he doesn't know how to say what he feels or means, so he cries and runs off a little, trying to find out where to go, for God's sake. Where can you go?

What, really, do we do with our lives?

A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet.

Like madness is the glory of this life As this pomp shows to a little oil and root.

Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Lord Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord.

There's rosemary, that's for remembrance… and there is pansies, that's for thoughts.

It is a heretic that makes the fire,Not she which burns in 't.

Beauty's ensign yetIs crimson in thy lips and in thy cheeks,And death's pale flag is not advanced there.

"Convey," the wise it call. "Steal" ' foh! a fico for the phrase!

How long a time lies in one little word!

Words, words, mere words, no matter from the heart.

I will tell you my drift.

My purpose is, indeed, a horse of that color.

Can you make no use of nothing, nuncle?

Hamlet: Is this a prologue, or the posy of a ring? Ophelia: 'Tis brief, my lord. Hamlet: As woman's love.

And yet, to me, what is this quintessence of dust? man delights not me; no, nor woman neither.

Polonius: What do you read, my lord?Hamlet: Words, words, words.

My meaning in saying he is a good man, is to have you understand me that he is sufficient.

The soul's joy lies in doing.

Thy words, I grant are bigger, for I wear not, my dagger in my mouth.

the most important element in the entire process was story, story, story. "It's always the good story," he said. "It doesn't matter how many ships you blow up, how many missiles you fire, how many fights or disasters or stunts you show. Is it a good story? Is it something you can take home with

The man was disconcerting and, when I spoke again, it annoyed me to hear that my tone sounded apologetic.