“I knew I was gay when I was around 13. There wasn't the internet, there weren't support groups, AIDS was everywhere. I mean, it was really dark.” MeanDarkSupportGroupsInternetGayAidsSupport Groups Author:Rufus Wainwright
“Events like this mean we can give something back to the people that support us, and hopefully everyone will have a great day and we can put on a good show for them.” PeopleGivingMeanShowsSupportEventsHopefullyGood DayMean PeopleGreat DayHave A Great Day Author:Nelson Piquet
“The National Liberation Front was not...a viable, autonomous organization with a life of its own; it was a facade, a "front," by means of which the DLD (the North Vietnamese Communist Party) sought to mobilize the people in the South to accomplish its ends, and to garner international sympathy and support.” PeopleMeanWarEndsPartySupportFrontsOrganizationSouthInternationalAccomplishLiberationCommunistVietnam WarFacadeAutonomousVietnameseCommunist Party Author:George Allen
“In every part of the universe we observe means adjusted with the nicest artifice to the ends which they are intended to produce; and in the mechanism of a plant, or animal body, admire how every thing is contrived for advancing the two great purposes of nature, the support of the individual, and the propagation of the species.” MeanTwoEndsBodyPurposeUniverseIndividualAnimalSupportProducePlantSpeciesAdmireMechanismAdvancingArtificePropagation Book:The Essential Adam Smith Source: The Essential Adam Smith
“Money means I can support my family and still do what I love. Not very many people can say that in this world, and not many writers can say that.” PeopleWorldMeanStillsI CanSupportThis WorldMy Family Author:Stephen King
“There are people in America who are absolutely desperate right now, who have no means to support their families, who have no opportunities to better themselves or their education - and they're not that different from the farmers and working-class people that I visited when I went to Kenya with Oxfam.” PeopleMeanDifferentAmericaOpportunityClassSupportRight NowDesperateFarmersWorking ClassKenyaOxfam Author:Scarlett Johansson
“One of the reasons I like open source is that it allows people to work on the parts they are good at, and I don't mean just on a technical level; some people are into the whole selling and support, and that's just not me.” PeopleMeanReasonWholeLevelsSupportSourceSellingOpen Source Author:Linus Torvalds
“A lot of artists are involved with fabrication. Artists today are making more objects and many of them need the participation of a dealer in order to facilitate and provide support for projects. So that has changed. But I don't know if what it means to be an artist has really changed. I hope that it hasn't.” IfsKnowsNeedsMeanTodayArtistOrderSupportObjectsChangedInvolvedProjectsParticipationDealerFacilitateFabrication Author:Larry Gagosian
“Government support is not only investing in upstream areas like basic research, but also in downstream areas like applied research and early-stage financing for the companies themselves. This means there are great risks.” MeanGovernmentCompanySupportRiskStageResearchAreasInvestingFinancingGreat RiskBasic Research Author:Mariana Mazzucato
“Aggression, occupation and a repetition of the Holocaust won't bring peace. What we want is a sustainable peace. This means that we have to tackle the root of the problem. I am pleased to note that you are honest people and admit that you are obliged to support the Zionists.” PeopleWantMeanProblemSupportHonestRootsNotesOccupationHolocaustAggressionRepetitionObligedZionistHonest People Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“Working full-time should mean enough to support a family.” ShouldMeanEnoughSupport Author:Barack Obama
“It means the most when your team always supports you.” MeanSupportTeamSupport You Author:Freddie Roach
“Our new immigrants must be part of our one America. After all, they're revitalizing our cities, they're energizing our culture, they're building up our economy. We have a responsibility to make them welcome here, and they have a responsibility to enter the mainstream of American life. That means learning English and learning about our democratic system of government. There are now long waiting lines of immigrants that are trying to do just that. Therefore, our budget significantly expands our efforts to help them meet their responsibility. I hope you will support it.” TryingMeanLongHelpingGovernmentAmericaCultureWaitingLinesEffortCitiesResponsibilitySupportEconomyBuildingDemocraticWelcomeBudgetsImmigrantsMainstreamAmerican LifeBuilding UpSystems Of GovernmentEnergizingLearning English Author:William J. Clinton
“I support workplace clean air. But a federal ban on smoking would mean that you couldn't smoke in your own home. I don't care what people do in their home.” PeopleMeanHomeCareSupportAirCleanDon't CareSmokeI Don't CareSmokingWorkplaceBansClean Air Author:Mike Huckabee
“We are here as local information harvesters, local problem-solvers in support of the integrity of eternally regenerative Universe. The fact that we get away from physical problems doesn't mean we go away from problems. The problems are really rarely physical.” MeanFactsProblemUniverseSupportInformationIntegrityLocalsGet AwayGoing AwayProblem Solvers Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“I don't believe in "average people" doing anything [about the climate]. People outght to support mitigation and adaptation within their own line of work, no matter how un-average that is. I mean: if you're a butcher, baker, ballerina, banker, or a plumber, envision yourself as the post-fossil-fuel version of yourself, and get right after it” PeopleIfsBelieveMeanMatterLinesSupportClimateDon't BelieveAverageVersionsPostsFuelFossilsAdaptationBankersFossil FuelButchersBakersBallerinaPlumber Author:Bruce Bruce
“The Bob Jones policy on interracial dating, I mean I spoke out on interracial dating. I spoke against that. I spoke out against interracial dating. I support the policy of interracial dating.” MeanSupportPolicyDatingSpokesBob Author:George W. Bush
“I would love for people to know that the label feminist is something that everyone should wear proudly, because it just means that you support women.” PeopleKnowsShouldMeanSupportFeministLabelsSupport Women Author:Kristen Schaal
“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
“Waiving the rights of conscience, not included in the surrender implied by the social state, & more or less invaded by all Religious establishments, the simple question to be decided, is whether a support of the best & purest religion, the Christian religion itself ought not, so far at least as pecuniary means are involved, to be provided for by the Government, rather than be left to the voluntary provisions of those who profess it.” MeanStatesGovernmentChristianLeftSocialReligiousSimpleSupportRightsOughtInvolvedConscienceDecidedSurrenderEstablishmentProvisionImplied Author:James Madison
“A lot of people live with no apparent means of support. I kind of envy the musicians up there. You're down here, busting your ass in Hollywood, and it's like Lily Tomlin's joke about the rat race - all you prove in the end is that you're a rat.” PeopleKindMeanEndsRaceSupportProveMusicianJokesHollywoodEnvyAssRatsLiliesRat RaceBusting Author:Kurt Voss