#meant

An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#comprehension #great #lack #literally #meant

In its beginnings, music was merely chamber music, meant to be listened to in a small space by a small audience. ↗

— Gustav Mahler

#beginnings #chamber #listened #meant #meant to be

I bring a poofy gray down jacket with me wherever I go. It's meant for winter, but I use it most in the summer, when everyone cranks up the air-conditioning. ↗

— Leslie Mann

#down #everyone #go #gray #i

You know, a long time ago being crazy meant something. Nowadays everybody's crazy. ↗

— Charles Manson

#being #crazy #everybody #know #long

I think women in pop have been declawed and defanged, and they're just meant to look pretty and sing pretty. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#i #i think #just #look #meant

I know being on a major label is meant to be antiquated, but we're fine with it. ↗

— Chris Martin

#being #fine #i #know #label

Shifting toward management meant greater responsibility and influence, but it also meant giving up programming day-to-day in my role, which was hard because it took me out of my comfort zone. ↗

— Marissa Mayer

#because #comfort #comfort zone #day-to-day #giving

So I am totally aware that when I defend the autonomy of art I'm going counter to my own development. It's more an instinctive reaction, meant to protect the private aspect of the work, the part I am most interested in and which nowadays is at risk in our culture. ↗

— Thom Mayne

#art #aspect #autonomy #aware #counter

I think a lot of people are with the one they're meant to be with. I see it watching my parents because they've been together for so long and are still very much in love. I'm just sort of in awe of that. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#because #been #i #i see #i think

I can honestly say this industry hasn't made me neurotic about my looks, except maybe my weight. I hope my clothes kind of reflect that. They're meant to make you feel good. ↗

— Stella McCartney

#clothes #except #feel #feel good #good