21.   Being vice president also means inheriting the party machinery.

22.   A hundred years ago, being fat meant you were healthy, wealthy, respected and perhaps even wise.

23.   Bush appreciated early on that being president meant being exposed.

24.   But being angry only means you failed in life.

25.   But even on vacation, and even on this exclusive Massachusetts island, being president has meant bearing the most vexing of frustrations in the public glare.

26.   But he thought all the stairwell doors were locked, too, and that this was his only means of getting out of the building.

27.   Consider, too, that being self-employed also means handling everything by yourself.

28.   For Alison Perry, being multiracial has meant moving through life as if she had a giant question mark drawn on her forehead.

29.   For the eight years the two have been in love, being together has meant coming to Dogenzaka about once a month, or not coming together at all.

30.   He does not understand why being homeless means he should have no rights.