“I want to be the poster child for taking care of yourself after 40. Obesity is an epidemic in this country and I'm a living, breathing example of what it means to stay healthy.” WantMeanChildrenCountryCareExampleHealthyBreathingObesityPostersEpidemicsTake Care Of Yourself Author:Bernard Hopkins
“But I still have him in the form of the finest and highest standard of what it means to be a journalist and critic. All my life, Roger Ebert has always been the bar I've tried to reach. I never will. But his example has made me stronger through failure.” MeanMadeStillsFormExampleHighestStandardsStrongerCriticsBarsJournalistFinestRoger Author:Andy Ihnatko
“To love those that love you is easy. To love those that love you not is not so simple. If you want to change anyone, set a better example. Show more kindness, more understanding, more love. That has a sure effect. To those who are not kind, show kindness. To those who are mean, show bigness of heart.” IfsWantHeartKindMeanShowsEasyUnderstandingSimpleKindnessEffectsLove YouExample Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“Concrete examples of successful women and their stories of achievement are the best inspiration and [means of] empowerment for other women to seek the heights in their professional career and take a leading role in society.” MeanStoriesInspirationCareersRolesSuccessfulExampleAchievementEmpowermentHeightConcreteSuccessful WomenProfessional Career Author:Dalia Grybauskaite
“Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean you're not doing anything useful. You are, for example, at least keeping your mother-in-law's wit sharp.” MeanLawMotherExampleWitIn-lawsUnemployedMother In Law Author:Marilyn vos Savant
“Usually it's just material that resonates with me and I never know exactly what that's gonna be. And there's obviously a certain persuasion, if you will. It's dependent upon the fact that I'm known for certain genres. So, that influences my decision making as well. I mean I'd love to, for example, do an action thriller but there are a lot of very talented people doing that and so it would be very difficult for me to switch over to that genre. So, I do look for things that I know (will resonate with) my audience.” PeopleIfsKnowsWellsLooksMeanFactsWould BeActionCertainDifficultDecisionKnownAudienceInfluenceExampleMaterialsGenreDependentDecision MakingPersuasionThrillers Author:Michael Landon, Jr.
“The overarching goal of Tesla is to help reduce carbon emissions and that means low cost and high volume. We will also serve as an example to the auto industry, proving that the technology really works and customers want to buy electric vehicles.” WantMeanHelpingGoalTechnologyExampleIndustryCostProveLowsCustomersVehicleElectricVolumeCarbonEmissionsTeslaCarbon EmissionsAuto IndustryElectric Vehicles Author:Elon Musk
“"Celebrity" is sort of an idea. I mean, I get to do something extraordinary, but I don't think it makes me extraordinary. That's my opinion. I like to be an artist, I like to do things that are involved in the arts, but I don't think it makes me more special than a doctor, for example. A doctor is an extraordinary person. Doctors should be celebrities. We just entertain people. They save lives.” PeopleThinkingShouldMeanPersonsArtIdeasArtistOpinionSpecialExampleInvolvedDoctorsExtraordinarySave A LifeExtraordinary Person Author:Justin Timberlake
“Saying that financial literacy means diversification is just another example of the fox teaching the chickens.” MeanTeachingExampleFinancialChickensFoxesLiteracyDiversificationFinancial Literacy Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“To atone, I teach and try to set an example... I love spreading this stuff around. Just because it's trite doesn't mean it isn't right. In fact, I like to say, 'If it's trite, it's right.'” IfsTryingMeanFactsStuffTeachExample Author:Charlie Munger
“Business executives need to start by spelling out and communicating their values. Then they need to lead by example. This means getting rid of the bad apples and declining opportunities that bring instant wealth at the cost of selling one's soul.” NeedsMeanSoulValuesOpportunityWealthExampleCostCommunicateSellingInstantApplesExecutivesSpellingBad Apple Author:Vivek Wadhwa
“The [Hillary] Clinton campaign posted a pretty clever online quiz that makes a similar point with the Republican presidential field. Who said it? Donald Trump or not Donald Trump? For example, quote, "I mean you can prove you are a Christian. You can`t prove it, then you err on the side of caution." That was not Donald Trump. It was this guy, who strongly denounced Trump`s proposed Muslim ban but supports a religious test for refugees.” MeanSaidChristianGuySidesReligiousSupportExampleFieldsTrumpRepublicanProveTestsClintonCampaignsCleverPresidentialOnlineRefugeeThis GuyCautionBansProve ItQuiz Author:Chris Hayes
“Leadership does not mean being bossy, always telling others what to do. No, leadership means going ahead, not putting others in the front. Good leaders lead by example, not by decree.” MeanDoeLeaderFrontsExampleDecreeGood LeaderBossy Book:The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage Source: The Purpose and Power of Love & Marriage
“I think it's just been a core part of the Cuban revolution to have a very high level of internationalism. I mean, these cases you've mentioned are cases in point, but the most extreme case was the liberation of Africa. Take the case of Angola for example, and there are real connections between Cuba and Angola-much of the Cuban population comes from Angola.” ThinkingMeanRealLevelsCasesExampleRevolutionConnectionsPopulationExtremesCoreLiberationCubaCubanHigh LevelInternationalismCuban RevolutionReal ConnectionAngola Author:Noam Chomsky
“I work with a lot of different charities, and by that I don't mean merely by giving money, but by really getting involved hands-on. I've always said that one of the reasons why I was put on this Earth was to help people. That's something I've always enjoyed both here in America and if I have the opportunity when I'm traveling out of the country. For example, I like to visit orphanages to spend time with the children. That's very important to me.” PeopleIfsGivingMeanChildrenSaidImportantDifferentCountryReasonHelpingHandsEarthAmericaOpportunityExampleInvolvedCharityEnjoyedReason WhyEnd TimesSpend TimeOrphanageGiving Money Author:Janet Jackson
“I love really exploring... you know, a cop drama for example is a great way to explore class in this country and explore, you know, really, identity in the country and who we are in a way that is extremely exciting, but it's also real, you know, it's also real people and real drama. The same with the military. I mean, a good science fiction story is also great.” PeopleKnowsWayMeanRealCountryStoriesFictionClassMilitaryExampleIdentityDramaExcitingScience FictionWho We AreCopExploringReal YouGood ScienceFiction Stories Author:Ethan Hawke
“I think his portraits of Jackie, Liz, Marilyn, Mao, Elvis, Lenin - and objects like the soup cans, the dollar signs, the hammer and sickle, it's all about icons. Its all about what people worship in an irreligious or secular world. In terms of Andy's personality and Andy Warhol as a human being who I was very close to, I still feel kind of sorry for him on a personal level. I mean, he was the ultimate example of great success wrapped around inner turmoil and emotional pain.” PeopleThinkingWorldFeelsHumansKindMeanStillsPainTermHuman BeingsLevelsExampleObjectsEmotionalPersonalityWorshipUltimateDollarsSorrySecularPortraitsSoupHammersIconsTurmoilEmotional PainGreat SuccessJackieMaoWarholLizSorry For Him Author:Bob Colacello
“It's not easy to follow Jesus' example, and if you go to church it doesn't mean you're automatically doing it.” IfsMeanJesusEasyChurchExample Author:David O. Russell
“So often, I have seen really, really talented performers never quite relating to material. I mean, there's a lot of gay actors, for example, that are obviously gay. They're not going to be able to do some of the material. Some of them they can, some of them they can't.” MeanAbleActorsExampleMaterialsGayPerformersNever Quit Author:Julie Halston
“Now documentary evidence is acceptable. What does that mean? If you have documentary evidence that a person served as a guard in one of the death camps and the documents have been authenticated, that is grounds to charge the person with crimes against humanity. And that's why you see the spate of trials previously, for example, in the '70s and the '80s, even in the low '90s. That was not the case until the change in the law.” IfsMeanPersonsDoeHas BeensLawHumanityCasesCrimeExampleLowsEvidenceTrialsCampsAcceptableDocumentsDocumentaries80sCrimes Against HumanityDeath Camps Author:Marvin Hier
“If you move here from somewhere else, I often think if I move to Germany, for example, or if I move China and I go worship there I will understand and I'll be willing to give up a lot of my culture because I'm in somebody else's homeland. So I'm going to have to act German or Chinese, whatever that might mean.” IfsThinkingGivingMeanMightMovingCultureExampleWillingGiving UpWorshipChinaChineseGermanySomewhere ElseHomeland Author:Michael Emerson
“It is more helpful to think of dreams as reflections of the present rather than as pictures of the future. A dream of a car out of control, for example, does not indicate that a car accident will occur in the future. It does mean, however, that the dreamer is feeling out of control in his or her life right now. It is important not to be superstitious about dreams.” ThinkingMeanDoeImportantFeelingsDreamCarExampleRight NowReflectionAccidentsHelpfulDreamerSuperstitiousCar Accident Author:Charles McPhee
“If I use the word consciousness, in our lab, in our institute, what we mean is the special quality of mind, the special features that exist in the mind, that permit us to know, for example, that we, ourselves, exist, and that things exist around us.” IfsKnowsMindMeanUseConsciousnessQualitySpecialExampleFeaturesPermitInstituteLabs Author:Antonio Damasio
“Whales, for example, also navigate with sound, but they're now beginning to be beached because the ocean is getting too noisy. Weird things like that. I mean this is very real. Like, if you look at the satellites in the sky at night you know it's an eerie sense of we're.” IfsKnowsLooksMeanRealNightSoundSkyExampleOceanWhalesNoisyNavigateSatellitesWeird ThingsEerie Author:DJ Spooky
“You run an ad claiming that [Mitt] Romney is an absolute unfeeling, mean-spirited animal hater because in the example they gave he put his dog on the roof of the station wagon during the family vacation. Why does it work? Why did it stick?And there is an answer.When they [Democrates] ran the ads about guy's wife dying with cancer...? Remember this? This was a serious series of ads, and it was deadly effective.” MeanDoeRunningRememberGuyAnswersAnimalWifeDyingDogExampleSeriousAbsolutesSticksSeriesCancerRanStationsAdsVacationRoofRomneySpiritedWagonsUnfeelingMean SpiritedFamily Vacation Author:Rush Limbaugh
“It's amazing how flexible the human mind is in terms of jumping into a backstory or an aside. Vonnegut is a great example - it's not a linear story by any means, but somehow your brain is keeping it moving in one direction even though the story is taking you in all these different directions.” MindHumansMeanDifferentStoriesMovingTermBrainExampleHuman MindJumpingFlexibleLinearOne DirectionMoving InDifferent Directions Author:Noah Hawley
“Authority can mean different things to different people. For example, some document or other may be authoritative for particular group even though it's not reliable. It's just that the group has accepted that document as authoritative for their group. And some documents are truthful and reliable but they are ignored, so they have no authority for that particular group.” PeopleMayMeanDifferentGroupsExampleParticularAuthorityAcceptedDifferent ThingsTruthfulDocumentsIgnoredDifferent Peoples Author:D. A. Carson
“It's like the query letter problem that I just mentioned, magnified a hundredfold. You might be good at telling a story, but that doesn't mean you know anything about marketing. Or layout. Or editing. Or publicity. Or selling your books for foreign markets.Everyone can point to a few examples of people that have done very well for themselves self-publishing. But honestly, those folks are lucky as lottery winners.” PeopleKnowsWellsMeanBookSelfDoneStoriesProblemMightExampleLuckyLettersMarketingFolksBe GoodHonestlySellingWinnerPublishingEditingPublicityLotteryLayoutQueries Author:Patrick Rothfuss