Mean Quotes

• National literature does not mean much these days; now is the age of world literature, and every one must contribute to hasten thearrival of that age.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Age
  • Mean
  • Literature

• To me, the job of the artist is to provide a useful and intelligent vocabulary for the world to be able to articulate feelings they experience everyday, and otherwise wouldn't have the means to express in a meaningful and useful way.

  

  Yasiin Bey Black Star
  • Artist
  • Feelings
  • Intelligent

• I mean, nobody's ever thrown a big rock at me or my friends, but we're all pretty tough guys and could probably handle it.

  

  Zach Braff
  • Friends
  • Guy
  • Pretty

• The idea of the straight man is very important. But I'd rather it be somebody else, because it's not as fun. And when I say somebody else, of course I mean Jason Bateman. He's born to play boring characters because he's such a bore. He's one of the most boring human beings.

  

  William Emerson Arnett
  • Men
  • Character
  • Fun

• Always be sincere, whether you mean it or not.

  

  Michael Flanders
  • Always
  • Sincere
  • Whether

• Intelligence is a fixed goal with variable means of achieving it.

  

  William James
  • Goal
  • Achieve
  • Fixed

• Regular people don't even realize how much artists mean to them. Artists represent a lot to the average person. People listen to music all day on their iPods, so as artists, we become a real fixture in people's lives. As an artist, you can't take it personal. It's like your big brother teasing you.

  

  Nicki Minaj
  • People
  • Music
  • Real

• It's a rather rude gesture, but at least it's clear what you mean.

  

  Katharine Hepburn
  • Clear
  • Rude
  • Gesture

• I want something mouthwatering and tasty which reminds me of childhood. The scent of a fairground, candy floss, little cakes, chocolates and caramels. Perfume must not be linked just to fashion because that means that one day it will go out of style.

  

  Thierry Mugler
  • Fashion
  • Style
  • Childhood

• I know of no common interest that exceeds gardening as a source of lifelong friendships, nor as a means of making new friends almost constantly.

  

  Allen Lacy
  • Friends
  • Interest
  • Common

• The first time someone called me a role model, I remember thinking, 'What does that mean?' But I feel aware of it when I'm reading scripts.

  

  Miranda Cosgrove
  • Remember
  • Reading
  • Feels

• High SQ demands the most intense personal integrity. It demands that we stand open to experience, that we recapture our ability to see life and others afresh, as though through the eyes of a child, to learn how to tap into our intuition and visualization, as a powerful means of using our inner knowing to “make a difference.” It demands that we cease to seek refuge in what we know and constantly explore and learn from what we do not know. It demands that we live the questions rather than the answers.

  

  Danah Zohar
  • Children
  • Powerful
  • Integrity

• Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.

  

  Marian Wright Edelman
  • Real
  • Say
  • Seem

• I don't think they [contemporary writers] read me either. I mean, if we're concerned genuinely with writing, I think we probably get on with our work.

  

  William Golding
  • Thinking
  • Writing
  • Concerned

• Usually people just do their own work. But I want to deal with the place and what it means to show in a mental hospital.

  

  Nan Goldin
  • People
  • Work
  • Want

• Maybe I think you're cute and funny. Maybe I wanna do what bunnies do with you, if you know what I mean.

  

  Ingrid Michaelson
  • Thinking
  • Cute
  • Bunnies

• I think we need to be put back in touch with our childhood...to be reminded of what's important, like memories about people we loved, or things that happened to us that affected our lives, things we can laugh about and shed a few tears about... I think storytelling is a way of saying 'I love you. I love you enough to tell you something that means a great deal to me.'

  

  Kathryn Tucker Windham
  • Important
  • Childhood
  • Memories

• To do well does not mean everything will always turn out well. The key is to remember that faith and obedience are still the answers, even when things go wrong, perhaps especially when things go wrong.

  

  David E. Sorensen
  • Remember
  • Things
  • Wrong

• I'm always able to find light moments on any set, no matter what. Just because a scene is heavy doesn't mean that you have to be heavy, all day long. I was working with people who had a sense of humor and wanted to have those light moments with me.

  

  Dakota Fanning
  • People
  • Long
  • Light

• The poor lady must have dropped that", she said, and undid the gate stepping out to get it. Jared put his hand on it, "No". Mrs Jeffries stared down at him. "What do you mean...no?" Jared and Mrs.Jeffries stared back at each other,neither breaking eye contact in a perfect deadlock. Then Jared smiled at her. "I mean", he said with conviction, "it's mine." "It's what?" Jared stood up, pocketing the lipstick. "I know", he responded. "Everyone tells me i'm more of a summer". Mrs.Jeffries continued to stare. Jared continued to speak. "I'm going to go now. Me... and my lipstick.

  

  Sarah Rees Brennan
  • Perfect
  • Speak
  • Summer

• The eagle suffers little birds to sing, And is not careful what they mean thereby, Knowing that with the shadow of his wings He can at pleasure stint their melody: Even so mayest thou the giddy men of Rome.

  

  William Shakespeare
  • Men
  • Suffering
  • Pleasure

• I don't need any crutches in order to concentrate. As a child I learned that you must be ready because I'd be yelled at more than other people and it would always be my fault. I learned that to be professional is your number-one priority. The art comes second. You learn that, in order to give your best performance, you have to be a good technician, which means never allowing negative influences affect your performance.

  

  Angelina Jolie
  • People
  • Good
  • Children

• I don't mean to cast a dark shadow on all your hopes and dreams, except of course I do, because that is who I am. I'm a dream ruiner.

  

  Sarah Rees Brennan
  • Dream
  • Dark
  • Shadow

• Civilization means conforming to a standard of behavior that may not seem natural to us.

  

  Andy Rooney
  • May
  • Natural
  • Civilization

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