Were Not Meant To Be Quotes by John F. Kennedy, Eddie Murphy, Edward Said, Phyllis Bottome, Jamie Tworkowski, Ron Livingston and many others.

The world was not meant to be a prison in which man awaits his execution.
Anything you have to acquire a taste for was not meant to be eaten.
[9/11] was not meant to be argued with. It wasn’t part of any negotiation. No message was intended with it. It spoke for itself, which is unusual.
I am never at picnics. The ground was not meant to be sat upon in its raw state, I feel sure, and I prefer my food without either caterpillars or drafts!
It [9/11 event] was aimed at symbols: the World Trade Center, the heart of American capitalism, and the Pentagon, the headquarters of the American military establishment. But it was not meant to be argued with. It wasn’t part of any negotiation. No message was intended with it. It spoke for itself, which is unusual.
You are alive tonight for a reason. You were created to love and to be loved. You were not meant to be alone. You are not alone. You were meant to do life with other people. You need people who know you. You need to know people. Your voice matters. We are certainly strong. But we are also certainly fragile.
Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about about mission statements.
Cold steel was not meant to be an after-dinner dessert!
Knowledge was not meant to be locked behind doors. It breathes best in the open air where all men can inhale its essence.
Well I talk a little about that, but I don’t admit that from the beginning I knew we were not meant to be together.
Religion by itself was not meant to be a divisive tool. All of our religious teachings have similar rules, such as a commitment to peace and nonviolence, and care for women and widows and orphans. What has destroyed a coming together is men’s interpretation of religion.
Nature has not implanted any power in man that was not meant to be exercised at times, though too often our powers have been abused.