Mean When Quotes

132 quotes by 123 authors

People are only mean when they're threatened, and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does. — Mitch Albom
I used to be a classic workaholic, and after seeing how little work and career really mean when you reach the end of your life,… — Mitch Albom
Positive emotion can be about the past, the present, or the future. The positive emotions about the future include optimism, hope, faith, and trust. Those… — Martin Seligman
What does the gay movement mean when it says tolerance?...It means absolutely unconditionally accepting it as perfectly normal, healthy, natural and something that should be… — Scott Lively
[Theory is] an explanation that has been confirmed to such a degree, by observation and experiment, that knowledgeable experts accept it as fact. That's what… — David Quammen
I'm pretty much a good Catholic girl at heart and I believe in family. I also have a basic belief that God takes care of… — Catherine O'Hara
You know what I am going to say. I love you. What other men may mean when they use that expression, I cannot tell. What… — Charles Dickens
Skepticism, is that anything more than we used to mean when we said, Well, what have we here? — Robert Frost
You know what I am going to say. I love you. What other men may mean when they use that expression, I cannot tell; what… — Charles Dickens
In the past, Iâ€™ve had my share of good reviews, but itâ€™s always the crazy, scary, weirdo guy. I donâ€™t even know how it happened.… — Gary Oldman
Itâ€™s about misunderstandings between people and places, being disconnected and looking for moments of connection. There are so many moments in life when people donâ€™t… — Sofia Coppola
I will call no being good who is not what I mean when I apply that epithet to my fellow creatures; and if such a… — John Stuart Mill
People are only mean when they're threatenedâ€¦ and that's what our culture does. That's what our economy does. Even people who have jobs in our… — Morrie Schwartz
What does it mean when something changes how it's always been? — Liz Phair
What about the hero of The House on the Strand? What did it mean when he dropped the telephone at the end of the book?… — Daphne du Maurier
I mean, when you think about it, it's 'bombs bursting in air,' 'rocket's red glare,' it's all kinds of - you know a lot of… — Bill Press
You must stop worrying about why things happen and wonder what they mean when they do. — Joy Williams
What does it mean when a man falls in love with a radiant face across the room? It may mean that he has some soul… — Robert Bly
I've never had much sympathy for orphans, I mean, when I was their age I would have killed to have no parents to make me… — Zach Braff
I mean, when you grow up dancing, you have to become very comfortable in your own skin. — Sharni Vinson

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