Mean Quotes
We have fallen into this very mean description of humanity. Naturalism in fiction is too reductive in its definition of human beings.
Ben OkriBen Okri I can remember how I sang – a little more nasal-y back then. Listening to those old recordings is like seeing a photograph of yourself from 10 years ago. You’re wearing what you thought looked cool at the time. You had your hair styled the particular way you thought looked cool.
Ben GibbardBen Gibbard What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I’m not only involved directly with some of the activities that I photograph, such as mountain climbing, but even when I’m not I have the philosophy that my mind and body are part of the natural world
GalenGalen Does a being who requires meaning find meaning in a universe that has no meaning?
Irvin D. YalomIrvin D. Yalom There is no means by which anyone can evade his personal responsibility.
Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises Somebody the other day had a review, called me ‘America’s reprobate.’ And I don’t even know what that means, but I kinda like the way it sounds.
Ron WhiteRon White Magicians can do more by means of faith than physicians by the truth.
Giordano BrunoGiordano Bruno Delusion means mortality. And awareness means Buddhahood.
BodhidharmaBodhidharma I hate rodents. I mean, the House of Commons is completely infested. I will stand on a chair if I see one of the things.
Liz TrussLiz Truss Marley is someone before his time, man. He’s – he’s almost – he’s like a deity, like almost, you know what I mean?
NasNas To us, family means putting your arms around each other and being there.
Barbara BushBarbara Bush Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together.
Lord ActonLord Acton You can tell on-stage when a joke’s starting to lose its pop. It doesn’t mean people don’t want to hear it anymore; it means I don’t want to do it anymore. Because I want to move on to something that has a knee-jerk reaction just like you get when you tell somebody a joke that they’ve never heard.
Ron WhiteRon White There are coaches to whom winning or losing means something close to life or death.
Tom LandryTom Landry To many forms of life of our northern lands, winter means a long sleep; to others, it means what it means to many fortunate human beings – travels in warm climes.
John BurroughsJohn Burroughs Declining productivity and quality means your unit production costs stay high but you don’t have as much to sell.
W. Edwards DemingW. Edwards Deming