But sometimes I've felt a little constrained by that idea of who I'm meant to be.
The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.
Homer, Vergil, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe, Proust - not exactly authors one expects to whiz through or take lightly, but like all works of genius, they are meant to be read out loud and loved.
And I went through a lot of detours and I took a lot of roads and things so yes, that's all there, but it's not meant to be shocking or telltale.
Americans disagree about America because the most common consensus as to what America is or has ever been or ever was meant to be eludes us, and it eludes us because we want it to.
Life is meant to be enjoyed, not just endured.
The first epics were intended for recitation; the literary epic is meant to be read.
Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life.
A Constitution is not meant to be a flexible arrangement which evolves from one decade to another depending on political expediency.
Didgeridoo was something I picked up while I was on tour in Australia with Peter Gabriel in '93. I found out later that it's only meant to be played by men.
For all the import and message of 'The Iliad,' it's ultimately a story that's meant to be heard, and the person hearing 'The Iliad' determines what it means.
Generally speaking, when Australian winemakers try to make delicate, European-styled wines of finesse and lightness, the wines often come across as pale imitations of the originals. One exception is Australian Riesling, delicious, dry wines meant to be consumed in their first two years of life.
Our Creator would never have made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant to be immortal.
Ballet was this thing that just felt so innate in me, like I was meant to be doing this.
Private emails between friends and colleagues written in haste and without much thought or sensitivity, even when the content of them is meant to be in jest, can result in offense where none was intended.
Video games are meant to be just one thing: Fun! Fun for everyone.
For me, I start at the place that my characters are human. I start at the place that they are onions that are layered and meant to be peeled, just as we as human beings are.
I don't have long-standing regrets; they pass as I see how things are meant to be.
Rock music is not meant to be perfect.
I'm not one of those New Age types that believe 'it's all meant to be' and that our lives have been scripted by an invisible hand.