Mean Quotes

If the man doesn't believe as we do, we say he is a crank, and that settles it. I mean, it does nowadays, because now we can't burn him.

Few of us stand prosperity; another man's I mean.

Free enterprise means that the more enterprising you are, the freer you are.

When she came to write her story, she would wonder when the books and the words started to mean not just something, but everything.

Are wars anything but the means whereby a nation is nourished, whereby it is strengthened, whereby it is buttressed?

The artist must ever play and experiment with new means of arranging experience, even though the majority of his audience may prefer to remain fixed in their old perceptual attitudes.

Literacy, the visual technology, dissolved the tribal magic by means of its stress on fragmentation and specialization and created the individual.

The TV camera has no shutter. It does not deal with aspects or facets of objects in high resolution. It is a means of direct pick-up by the electrical groping over surfaces.

Betray mean terror of ridicule, thou shalt find fools enough to mock thee; but answer thou their language with contempt, and the scoffers will lick thy feet.

When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You are talking anti-Semitism.

Man must never be treated as a means to the end of the state, but always as an end within himself.

I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.

Courage means going forward without doubt. If you believe you have courage, you have courage.

Mean Streets dealt with the American Dream, according to which everybody thinks they can get rich quick, and if they can't do it by legal means then they'll do it by illegal ones.

You don't have to be pretty for people to come and see you play. At the same time, if you're a good athlete, it doesn't mean you're not a woman.

Nor can the Apostle mean that Eve only sinned; or that she only was Deceived, for if Adam sinned willfully and knowingly, he became the greater Transgressor.

Pieces. Isn't that what all of life is anyway? Shards. Bits. Moments. Am I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?

We’ve always been involved with issues that deal with the fundamental human rights of people, whether that means the right to political freedom or the right to breathe air that’s clean.

I had no interest in drinking in moderation. And I still don't. Just because all that time's passed doesn't mean maybe it was just a phase. That's you know, that's who I am.

I mean, people who say that the Tea Party isn't a grassroots movement, I think, are incorrect. I think in some respects, it is a grassroots movement.

His name, even, is part of the marketing scheme, I mean, Thelonious Sphere Monk - how can you think of a better name to fit his style of playing?

I feel I've made the transition from model to actress, but I'm not that secure about it. Lauren Hutton, Jennifer O'Neill - we all know that a few films don't mean all that much.

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.

We act like God's only good when the outcome is good. We say, 'We've got a good God because I've got a good job.' But what if I don't have a good job? Does that mean God's not good anymore?

I see that a lot in my own life and in the lives of others.Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God?

I've done one movie. And it's not a movie I want to stand on as far as acting ability goes. I mean, I'm not going to win an Oscar anytime soon. I'm not Meryl Streep.

I - listen, racism - being a racist is the worst thing you can say about somebody. I mean, it is such a charged accusation. And I really think people should be very careful before they level that.

Know thyself means this, that you get acquainted with what you know, and what you can do.

To lay hold of the mean without taking into account the occasion is like grasping one thing only.

It makes sense for people who are good at fighting to go out and do it-because if they're good at it, that means the fewest number of other people die.

Some things you do-or you're about to do-you can just be like, 'Hey, don't do that because it means trouble.' So I've got to back off.

I believe the term "blog" means more than an online journal. I believe a blog is a conversation. People go to blogs to read AND write, not just consume.

I mean, if you could have a wizard grant a wish, would you waste it on going to Kansas?

I mean, the competition is really created by the buzz around the Emmys. It's a totally subjective thing.

What does it mean to regret when you have no choice? It's what you can bear. And there it is... It was death. I chose life.

What is Parliament for if it is not to be a means to make ministers accountable for the services for which they are responsible.

There's a Mother's Day and there's a Father's Day, but there's no Children's Day. It would mean a lot. World peace.

If you don't back it up with performance and hard work, talking doesn't mean a thing.

You believe an eye for an eye until you are put in that situation. If they kill those guys, it really doesn't mean much to me. My father is gone.

The right to do something doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

The fact that we're in the playoffs doesn't mean anything to us, to be honest with you. Hopefully, we can accomplish our goal of going into the playoffs on a winning note.

I ran the L.A. marathon and really loved the experience. Communal and wild and a gigantic challenge. Finishing that marathon means I can do more than I think. I think.

Persons of mean understandings, not so inquisitive, nor so well instructed, are made good Christians, and by reverence and obedience, implicity believe, and abide by their belief.

Obstinacy and contention are common qualities, most appearing in, and best becoming, a mean and illiterate soul.

I'd never make a film that I am not passionate about. My whole life, I've only made the films I wanted to make, even when I had limited means.

You've got to keep your body active, even if that means just turning on some music and dancing for an hour. ...That's how you;ll prepare your bodies and your minds for greatness.

America is just downright mean.

Letting go of the past means that you can enjoy the dream that is happening right now.

Being impeccable with your word is the correct use of your energy; it means to use your energy in the direction of truth and love for yourself.

If you ruin your life, you will pay the price of rehabilitating yourself ... We are not punished for our sins, but by them. Liberty means responsibility.