Mean - Quotes
Not that I don`t like smiling, but I think it`s really hard to smile when you don`t mean it.
The meaning of Christmas is the idea that Christmas has meaning. And it can mean whatever we want.
Good art speaks for itself. That doesn’t mean you have to like it. So the next time you go to an art show, or look at anything for that matter, observe what effect it has on you and try to form your own opinion. That way you become the critic and not a mouthpiece for someone else’s opinions.
We cannot define anything precisely! If we attempt to, we get into that paralysis of thought that comes to philosophers, who sit opposite each other, one saying to the other "You don't know what you are talking about!" The second one says "What do you mean by know? What do you mean by talking? What do you mean by you?", and so on.
Just because you keep something a secret doesn`t mean it never happened, no matter how much you want that to be true.
Children are knives [...]. They don`t mean to, but they cut. And yet we cling to them, don`t we, we clasp them until the blood flows.
You see what this holiday has become? You see? Everybody thinks the best way to show someone you care is by going into debt. I mean, where is the love? Where's the sharing? Where is the - the true spirit of Christmas?
Don`t lose who you are in the blur of the stars!
Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing,
It`s okay not to be okay.
Sometimes it`s hard to follow your heart.
Tears don`t mean you`re losing, everybody`s bruising,
Just be true to who you are!
Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they`re not on your road doesn`t mean they`ve gotten lost.
Just because something doesn`t do what you planned it to do doesn`t mean it`s useless.
Bad is not an absolute, but a relative term. Ask the robber who used the cash he stole to feed his infant; the rapist who was sexually abused as a child; the kidnapper who truly believed he was saving a life. And just because you break the law doesn`t mean you have intentionally crossed the line into evil. Sometimes the line creeps up on you, and before you know it, you`re standing on the other side.
It`s the action, not the fruit of the action, that`s important. You have to do the right thing. It may not be in your power, may not be in your time, that there will be any fruit. But that doesn`t mean you stop doing the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing, there will be no results.