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Expansion means complexity and complexity decay.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about opinion, complexity

The Law of Triviality briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson about law, triviality, time

After the tragedy, New Yorkers are more united than ever in their vision, as well as in appreciation what living in freedom means and that if we stand together, we can accomplish anything.

Quote by George Pataki about tragedy, vision

Living is like working out a long addition sum, and if you make a mistake in the first two totals you will never find the right answer. It means involving oneself in a complicated chain of circumstances.

Quote by Cesare Pavese about opinion, circumstances, mistake, rightness, contentment

So the stimulation effected by the act of eating reaches the gastric glands by means of the nerve fibres that are contained in the vagus nerves.

Quote by Ivan Pavlov

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous, by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions.

Quote by James Payn about philosophy, poverty, hope

A man with an invention on which he has spent his life, but has no means to get it developed for the good of humanity or even patented for himself must feel the pinch of poverty very acutely.

Quote by James Payn about man, invention, poverty, humanity, good, good luck, life

But, on the other hand, the occasional and precarious dripping of coppers has by no means a genial effect.

Quote by James Payn

The way I was brought up by my parents and guided through my football life by the influences of various managers means that in some ways I am black and white.

Quote by Stuart Pearce about opinion, heads, football, parents, magic, life

Whenever we seek to avoid the responsibility for our own behavior, we do so by attempting to give that responsibility to some other individual or organization or entity. But this means we then give away our power to that entity.

Quote by M. Scott Peck about power

And also, isn't the root of the word zombie from somnambulist, which means sleepwalker. By the very running immediately stops them from being zombies.

Quote by Simon Pegg about word, being

It is the consistent position of the Chinese Government to oppose and condemn international terrorism of all descriptions, and oppose fulfilling political or other agendas through international terrorist means and violent terrorist activities by...

Quote by Li Peng about country

That on a romantic level, if you feel it about somebody and it's pure, it means that they do too.

Quote by Sean Penn about purity, contentment

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means, nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

Quote by William Penn about saints, good, good luck, end

Having a government that is principle-centered that means being good stewards.

Quote by Sonny Perdue about politics, principle, being, good, good luck

To love means to loose control.

Quote by Paulo Coelho about love

Heaven means to be one with God.

Quote by Confucius about haven, god

Most people die before they are fully born. Creativeness means to be born before one dies.

Quote by Erich Fromm about creativity, death, people

To hope means to be ready at every moment for that which is not yet born, and yet not become desperate if there is no birth in our lifetime.

Quote by Erich Fromm about hope, moment

Once you fully apprehend the vacuity of a life without struggle, you are equipped with the basic means of salvation.

Quote by Tennessee Williams about absent, fight, contentment, life