Mean Quotes
In Nature nothing; is mean or contemptible, and it is only pride, originating in a false idea of our superiority, which causes our contempt for some of her productions. In the eyes of Nature, however, the oyster that vegetates at the bottom of the sea is as dear and perfect as the proud biped who devours it.
Baron d'HolbachBaron d'Holbach Wherever the centre of a thing lies, there lies its heart, for the word ‘heart’ means centrality.
Ajahn ThateAjahn Thate The military weapon is but one of the means that serve the purposes of war: one out of the assortment which grand strategy can employ.
B. H. Liddell HartB. H. Liddell Hart Angel… I don’t think you understand the lengths i would go to if it means keeping you here with me.’ -patch (pg 262)
Becca FitzpatrickBecca Fitzpatrick To know ahead of time what you’re looking for means you’re then only photographing your own preconceptions, which is very limiting, and often false.
Dorothea LangeDorothea Lange Evolution is an organizing principle and when we call it a theory, we mean it’s a theory.
Alan I. LeshnerAlan I. Leshner The Jihad is not just a way of testing yourself but also means using violence to spread Islam.
Bassam TibiBassam Tibi In Islam tolerance means that Christians and Jews are allowed to live under the protection of Muslims but never as citizens with the same rights. What Muslims call tolerance is nothing other than discrimination.
Bassam TibiBassam Tibi Rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent wit; he that enjoys it with means puts the world in remembrance of his means.
Ben JonsonBen Jonson If your day is full of little mean, dark thoughts, is it any wonder you feel crabby? Maybe it’s because you let your mind run wild like a dog putting its nose into garbage everywhere.
Barbara De AngelisBarbara De Angelis To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people’s views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big, but it’s also very small in some areas. My ego is responsible for my doing what I do – bad or good.
Barbra StreisandBarbra Streisand My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace – it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world.
Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration.
Bashar al-AssadBashar al-Assad I mean, making art is about objectifying your experience of the world, transforming the flow of moments into something visual, or textual, or musical, whatever. Art creates a kind of commentary.
Barbara KrugerBarbara Kruger To escape from the world means that one’s mind is not concerned with the opinions of the world.
DogenDogen There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion.
Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises