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Mean Quotes

Lines that use 'mean' to clarify, joke, or emphasize.

Most quotes gathered under 'mean' use the word conversationally, to clarify a point or land a joke, rather than to define anything abstract - one marriage joke, one music confession of real devotion. Know has a similar conversational tone.

I like to sleep a lot. I mean I really like to sleep.

Quotes by Agnes Bruckner

To be complex does not mean to be fragmented. This is the paradox and the genius of our Canadian civilization.

Quotes by Adrienne Clarkson

Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing my first album, I didn't mean to but I just did.

Quotes by Adele

I think I've said I'm the luckiest actor in the world. I mean that.

Quotes by Adam West

Being Quotes

I mean, if I was going to leave New England, it wasn't going to be just for the sake of leaving.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

I've never made a meal that I wasn't able to eat, but it that doesn't mean anyone else would ever eat it, haha!

Quotes by Adam Rippon

I always thought George Bush was more oblivious than mean, but oblivious can quickly go to mean.

Quotes by Adam McKay

So many people witness atrocities and can't take their eyes away from them, but that doesn't mean they're good.

Quotes by Adam Levine

I stopped using AIM years ago - I can't remember exactly when - and so its demise shouldn't mean much to me.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Just Quotes

I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.

Quotes by Adam Jones

There's such an emphasis on having a character be likable. I don't think it would be helpful if I worried about that. I mean, not everyone's likable.

Quotes by Adam Driver

I really would have been stupid not to have done it. It was also a film that was actually happening, I mean, Miramax was doing it, and it had a kind of legitimacy to it. And once I read the...

Quotes by Adam Arkin

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

Quotes by Abigail Adams

Just because I don't show six-pack abs doesn't mean that I don't have them.

Quotes by Abhishek Bachchan

Just Because Quotes

I called both President Trump and Kim Jong-Un a dictator. I didn't mean to say that. My mistake. I apologize for that.

Quotes by Abby Huntsman

I mean, I've never really had much security, to be honest.

Quotes by Aaron Paul

I mean, the problem is, I think I'm a great writer.

Quotes by Aaron Eckhart

How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?

Quotes by Zsa Zsa Gabor

We'll have to marshal our forces in Washington. It won't be easy. That doesn't mean it can't be done.

Quotes by Zev Yaroslavsky

Know Quotes

Where I come from, deeds mean a lot more than words.

Quotes by Zell Miller

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about marriage not ending a band?
Yes — one quote reassures that getting married and things changing "doesn't mean that the band has to break up."
Is there a playful quote about husbands?
Yes, one quote responds to a question about husbands with a wry twist: "How many husbands have I had? You mean apart from my own?"
Is there a quote expressing deep admiration for Hendrix?
Yes — one quote says, "I loved Hendrix. I mean, really, really loved him," comparing him to "one of the great classical composers."
Is there a quote about musical taste and older rock and roll?
Yes, one quote admits to not being "completely lacking in some enjoyment of Chuck Berry or Buddy Holly," while also acknowledging "just didn't pay attention to that period of music."
Where can I find more quotes in this conversational style?
Browse our Being quotes, Just quotes, Just Because quotes, or Know quotes.

For related everyday phrasing, see Just and Being.