Mean Quotes

I had to smile at the man. I mean, you have to smile at idiots and children.

Just because you start out as one thing, it doesn't mean you can't grow into something else.

Fading light means more than just the end of another day. Night is when terrible things emerge from their sleep and seek soft flesh and hot blood.

...the Stone Table [was] a place that served as the OK Corral for the Faerie Courts when they decided to engage in diplomacy by means of murdering anyone on the other team.

I mean it," I said. "You're in danger." "Relax, Harry. I'm not letting anyone lick me, and I'm not looking anyone in the eyes. It's kind of like visiting New York.

I have a day job, which means my family isnt dependent on the writing income. So if I have an idea I like, I write it.

An ability to compromise is important. That means stepping back and getting the ego out of the way in order to accomplish what you want to get done.

The idea of being a practicing Catholic, it's - for me, it's like - I need a lot of practice, you know what I mean?

I'm a big eater. I mean, a lot of my stand-up is about food, and you write about what you know, and that's the only thing I know. I don't know anything else.

"Agnostic" is a much more recent word than "atheist", coined by Thomas Huxley in 1869 to mean "without knowledge of God" and acquiring the usage of "being doubtful about the existence of God."

I think of myself as an amateur filmmaker, not a professional, in the sense that "amateur" means love of something, for the form.

I mean, I spent 30 years in the world of physical perfection, right? I've known most of the world's most perfect physical specimens over the course of the last 30 years.

When it comes to stand-up, people feel this need to voice their objection through groaning or being offended. It's really irritating... I mean I love what I do, but that's the irritating side of it.

There's no audience to wonderfully get in your way when you're doing a single-camera anything, whether it's a sitcom or drama or film. And I do mean that in the best way.

To have a job you can count on as an actor is so rare, whether that means belonging to a regional theater company or being on TV.

The etiquette of blurbs means it's not hard to not blurb something (if it's not by a friend, or student): everyone knows how many books you're deluged with. You can just say you never got to it.

Gold is no longer an investment. Gold is no longer a portfolio item. Gold is certainly not a trading vehicle. Gold is your lifeline and I mean that literally.

Most - and I mean maybe 99% or more - graphic novels are simply fat comicbooks. The term is a bogus, cocked-up concept some marketing whizkid conceived to get comics on the shelves of bookstores.

Even for the world's only superpower, the ends don't always justify the means.

Some major churches overemphasize the importance of preaching as a means to increase membership and fail to reach out with compassion to their neighbors in need.

Unfortunately, some of the African leaders employ various nefarious means to remain in office far beyond what their constitutions permit.

A new study found that a mother's diet affects her baby's allergies. Which can only mean one thing: My mom ate cats.

Look, I know these Rick Perry jokes are a little mean, but tomorrow, he won't even remember them.

Today New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced that he's endorsing Mitt Romney for president. It's good news for Romney. I mean, you always want Chris Christie on your side. Unless you're in a canoe.

Shouldn't every day be Earth Day? I mean, what are our options?

Fifteen states across the country have gas prices that have dipped below $2. That means it's now cheaper to buy a gallon of liquefied dinosaurs than one cup of coffee at Starbucks.

Thinking about all that - what it means to be happy - I think it overloaded your brain.

Being Christian towards poor people means trying to improve their lives and give them back some self-respect.

To love means you also trust.

I love any opportunity to be able to dance. It's in my blood. I mean, I need to do it as an artist. I need to always do it.

Maybe I'm more drawn to those kind of parts because they are meaningful to me. I mean, more parent-y ones, I find them interesting to do.

I mean that I think I find the psychology of people more interesting than politics. I think the psychology of politics is more interesting than straight politics.

I know what "nothing" means, and keep on playing.

I mean maybe I was holding all the aces, but what was the game?

I'm still a news junkie. I mean, I always was, I am now.

The fun of working on the road means stealing from hotels. I've been doing it for so long, I have a set of towels from the Ark.

Knowledge is Bought only with a weary care, And wisdom means a world of pain.

Just because I'm biased doesn't mean it's not true.

Just because fate had thrown another obstacle in my way didn't mean I had to give up my dreams.

I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life.

No one ever asks a kid for her opinion, but it seems to me that growing up means you stop hoping for the best, and start expecting the worst.

Just 'cause you can't see me don't mean I gone away.

Having a fantasy come true doesn't always mean it will be permanent.

The question I hate the most is "How did you DO it - write novels and raise your children simultaneously!" I mean, do MALE authors get asked that??

Every Iraqi would I know would rather have Saddam back... I mean like... that does not even take rocket science.

I mean, "The Jinx" is an amazing piece of cinema and amazing television moment, it's rare documentarians can feel the direct impact of their work.

I'm not a planner. I should be more articulate about what the imagery means, but I don't have a good reason for it; it's just there.

I think, it's so difficult to create a buzz anywhere, whether it be online, the streets, radio, anywhere, that if you are able to create a buzz somewhere, it definitely means something.

Lack of money always means a surplus of creativity, in the best case.

There's so little difference between television and features as far as you make the film. I mean, you have less money and it's a little quicker, but the concept is all on television.