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mean secret purpose
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation. Charles Caleb Colton
mean men light
Alas! What is man? Whether he be deprived of that light which is from on high, of whether he discard it, a frail and trembling creature; standing on time, that bleak and narrow isthmus between two eternities, he sees nothing but impenetrable darkness on the one hand, and doubt, distrust, and conjecture, still more perplexing, on the other. Most gladly would he take an observation, as to whence he has come, or whither he is going; alas, he has not the means: his telescope is too dim, his compass too wavering, his plummet too short.
mean gossip secret
None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.
mean advice asks
We ask advice but we mean approbation.
mean propriety disciple
Worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them.
mean atheism knaves
He that dies a martyr proves that he was not a knave, but by no means that he was not a fool.
mean men dresses
It is not every man that can afford to wear a shabby coat; and worldly wisdom dictates to her disciples the propriety of dressing somewhat beyond their means, but of living somewhat within them,--for every one, sees how we dress, but none see how we live, except we choose to let them. But the truly great are, by universal suffrage, exempted from these trammels, an may live or dress as they please.
mean love-is effort
Constancy in love is a good thing; but it means nothing, and is nothing, without constancy in every kind of effort. Charles Dickens
mean land consideration
The main consideration with those who, possessing some capital, propose to emigrate as the means of improving their condition, is, the society likely to be found in the land fixed on for their future residence. Charles Sturt
our-society knows
Our society is changing so rapidly that none of us can know what it is or where it is going. Edwin Land
our-society resistance inquiry
How did we let an ideological resistance to inquiry become such a prominent part of our society? Bill Nye
our-society fantasy life-is
I have never indulged our society's misguided notion that my personal life is relevant to my work, so any reporting surrounding that is necessarily hearsay, speculation or fantasy. Billy Crudup
our-society moral compass
The more cashless our society becomes, the more our moral compass slips. Dan Ariely
our-society facts poor
The 'working poor,' as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society. Barbara Ehrenreich
our-society spheres adults
Previously the same Polish audiences would have been pressured into seeing cinema made for adults, films made by us about those spheres of life that were significant for us and which should be significant for our society. Andrzej Wajda
our-society prevention reactions
One of the biggest changes in our society is the shift from prevention to reaction... Clay Shirky
our-society collapse precarious
Our society is dependent on some precarious mechanisms, and they are very dicey. They can easily collapse. Doris Lessing
our-society information depth
We lament the speed of our society and the lack of depth and the nature of disposable information. David Ogden Stiers
idiot machinery malfunction
Idiots emit bogons, causing machinery to malfunction in their presence. System administrators absorb bogons, letting machinery work again. Charles Stross
idiot grows fangs
What are you doing?" "Looking for my fangs." "We don't grow fangs you idiot! Darren Shan
idiot condescending explaining
It's very hard not to be condescending when you're explaining something to an idiot. Bill Maher
idiot sometimes cannabis
I'm an idiot anyway, but sometimes you feel like an idiot times ten when you're stoned. Billie Joe Armstrong
idiot mayer
We do have American Idiot picked up by HBO and I wrote the record and concept to it. [We have] the writer Rolin Jones and [director] Michael Mayer [who also directed the Broadway production], so we'll see what happens.
idiot socialism failing
To call yourself a socialist in 2015 is to be an idiot. Socialism fails. Everywhere. Dennis Prager
idiot
It takes a surprisingly large amount of intelligence to be a professional idiot. Brad Williams
idiot enough easy
Extremism is so easy. You've got your position, and that's it. It doesn't take much thought. And when you go far enough to the right you meet the same idiots coming around from the left. Clint Eastwood
idiot dyslexic
Being dyslexic, I was told that I was an idiot all the time. David Bailey