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Edward Abbey Author, Environmentalist

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"Under the desert sun, in the dogmatic clarity, the fables of theology and the myths of classical philosophy dissolve like mist. The air is clean, the rock cuts cruelly into flesh; shatter the rock and the odor of flint rises to your nostrils, bitter and sharp. Whirlwinds dance across the salt flats, a pillar of dust by day; the thornbush breaks into flame at night. What does it mean? It means nothing. It is as it is and has no need for meaning. The desert lies beneath and soars beyond any possible human qualification. Therefore, sublime."

Mean Lying Philosophy

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Epictetus Philosopher

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"You know yourself what you are worth in your own eyes; and at what price you will sell yourself. For men sell themselves at various prices. This is why, when Florus was deliberating whether he should appear at Nero's shows, taking part in the performance himself, Agrippinus replied, 'Appear by all means.' And when Florus inquired, 'But why do not you appear?' he answered, 'Because I do not even consider the question.'"

Men Mean Eye

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Erich Fromm Psychologist, Philosopher

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"Equality today means ‘sameness’, rather than ‘oneness’."

Mean Today Oneness

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Elliott Smith Musician

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"I mean people just have a way of - y'know they'll review your record in two sentences and put you in this little stupid box that you don't want to be in"

Mean Two Stupid

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Daniel Day-Lewis Actor

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"If you remain unsettled by a piece of writing, it means you are not watching the story from the outside; you've already taken a step toward it."

Writing Mean Taken

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Daniel Kahneman Psychologist, Nobel Laureate

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"Courage is willingness to take the risk once you know the odds. Optimistic overconfidence means you are taking the risk because you don't know the odds. It's a big difference."

Mean Optimistic Odds

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Deepak Chopra Author, Speaker

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"The Sanskrit word namaste means 'The spirit in me honors the spirit in you.' Whenever you first make eye contact with another person, say 'Namaste' silently to yourself. This is a way of acknowledging that the being there is the same as the being here."

Mean Eye Honor

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Douglas Adams Writer, Humorist

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"Marvin trudged on down the corridor, still moaning. "...and then of course I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left hand side..." "No?" said Arthur grimly as he walked along beside him. "Really?" "Oh yes," said Marvin, "I mean I've asked for them to be replaced but no one ever listens." "I can imagine."

Mean Hands Pain

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Drake Rapper, singer, songwriter

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"But 40 told me to do me and don't listen to anybody that knew me. Cause to have known me would mean that there's a new me and if you think I've changed, then the slightest could have fooled me."

Mean Change Humble

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Charlie Munger Investor, Businessman

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"There is bound to be a regression toward the mean."

Mean Bounds Regression

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Chris Martin Musician

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"If your wife went out with Brad Pitt, you'd want to prove yourself, you know what I mean?"

Mean Want Wife

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Christopher West Author

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"The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means by which the child is conceived, it's not in keeping with God's design."

Mean Children Technology

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Bob Marley Musician, Singer-Songwriter

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"No man can lead mean, we have to have unity."

Men Mean Diversity

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Brittney Wilson Singer

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"Nursing is great for so many reasons, but there is one reason that means more than any poll results, amount of money, or job security: Nurses make a difference."

Mean Jobs Nursing

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Alan Watts Philosopher, Writer

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"The Greek word for sinning means to ‘miss the point;’ The point is eternal life which is here and now."

Mean Missing Greek

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Ali Smith Author

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"Books mean all possibilities. They mean moving out of yourself, losing yourself, dying of thirst and living to your full. They mean everything."

Mean Book Moving

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Anton Chekhov Playwright, Short Story Writer

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"To make a face from marble means to remove from the slab everything that is not the face"

Mean Faces Slabs

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Aristotle Philosopher

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"We should aim rather at leveling down our desires than leveling up our means."

Mean Should Desire

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Aristotle Philosopher

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"Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit."

Mean Desire Permit

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Actor, Bodybuilder, Politician

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"Always have one possibility in mind and that is to go to the top, to be the best. Everything else should just be a means to that end."

Mean Inspiring Achievement

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