Really Mean Quotes

I think if you ask what people really mean by happiness today, it is the experience of unlimited consumption - the kind of thing Mr. Huxley described in "Brave New World."

Do not waste your time with people who have shown you they really mean no good for you.

After you have made your commitment to say no to what no longer serves you, you will probably be invited to demonstrate that you really mean it.

It somehow became an article of faith on the right that Obama is the most extreme president in American history. Although, when they say that, I think what they really mean is...he's black.

All the crap that we've encumbered our lives with, it's really meaningless.

Too often, shared visions really mean, "I have a vision; you share it!"

What I really mean is that a great book should leave you with many experiences, and slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it.

Most remarks that are worth making are commonplace remarks. The things that makes them worth saying is that we really mean them.

What does your product really mean to the people who buy it?

Everyone has the attitude that movies aren't just disposable entertainment - they can really mean something. I love that, because that's the way I feel about films.

The biggest challenge I have is to learn when somebody doesn't really mean what they're saying 'cause I don't say something I don't mean. I live in Literalville.

People can be really mean - they say the most vicious things.

I used to say that the newspapers were tomorrow's fish and chip paper, but I didn't really mean it; I could still be hurt by what they said. After Athens, I just didn't care.

The only way you can be comfortable about Donald Trump's foreign policy, is to think he doesn't really mean anything he says.

I've kind of touched on the youth generation, what the concept of fame, what does it actually, really mean.

We are always saying: Let the Law take its Course but what we really mean is: Let the Law take OUR Course.

It's so hard to say what you really mean. For any number of reasons: to protect yourself, or if you just can't find the words.

I don’t really mean what I’m saying.

Do you believe in God, doctor?" No - but what does that really mean? I'm fumbling in the dark, struggling to make something out. But I've long ceased finding that original.

One thing about failing repeatedly: If you're still doing it after you've failed that much, you really mean it.

Newt Gingrich and his fellow conservative Republicans talked a good game but, despite the lip service they offered about poverty and race and other social issues, they didn't really mean it.

The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way.

The belts to me, they don't really mean much to be honest. It's the people who I fought and me going out there competing and fighting.

Never exaggerate. Never say more than you really mean.

I can be all pissed off at the oppression of the state, but what does that really mean? Well, it's the tacit consent of a public.

My bar for being successful is being able to do movies that really mean something to me and being able to make a living off of that.

An interesting thing that I've learned is that "no" doesn't always really mean "no," it just simply means "not now."

The secret to a happy marriage is patience and honesty. I really mean that. You have to be patient, you have to be open, and you also have to be available for criticism, too.

My wife and I just started listening to the late Beethoven Quartets together, an activity I recommend for all married couples, but that doesn't really mean that I'm finished reading.

When you say you don't think we should have public schools, they can't believe you mean that. You must mean that they should be smaller. But you can't really mean no public schools.

So often we talk about saving the planet, but what we really mean is to save the planet the way it is, so we can live here. So that is can sustain us.

We all go through life and say a lot of things that we don't really mean.

Most Americans would say that they disapproved of violence. But what they really mean is that they believe it should be the monopoly of the state.

We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimedgreat when we really mean he is outstanding.

All the sutras in the world are useless. All the lectures of all the teachers don't really mean anything. They are only words. They point in a direction, that is their only use.

People say we need religion when what they really mean is we need police.

Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel.

Too many heroes stepping on too many toes, too many yes-men nodding when they really mean no.

When people say that German or any other language is romantic... all they really mean is that they've enjoyed a past in the language

When I wear jewelry it needs to really mean something.

An Oscar is a total honor. It's thrilling, and on the one hand, it means a lot of things, and on the other hand, it doesn't really mean anything. It's a moment in time.

I guess if I looked at it from an athletic standpoint, I don't really need to win another Tour. Seven Tours for me was a dream, six broke the record, so that eight doesn't really mean much.

When you say "paying the banks," what they really mean is paying the bank bondholders. They are basically the One Percent.

You sometimes say things over the phone to friends that you don't really mean.

But what really is immorality? And what does helping someone really mean? Helping them to be like everyone else, or helping them to be themselves?