5,159 Quotes About Mean

  • Author J. K. Rowling
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    Many parts of my life are perfectly ordinary, if that's what you mean. One could even call it boring, but that's what I like about it.

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  • Author J. K. Rowling
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    I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable. "Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore finished the sentence gravely.

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  • Author J. K. Rowling
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    A bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. "You want to be careful with those," Ron warned Harry. "When they say every flavor, they mean every flavor - you know, you get all the ordinary ones like chocolate and peppermint and marmalade, but then you can get spinach and liver and tripe. George reckons he had a booger-flavored one once." Ron picked up a green bean, looked at it carefully, and bit into a corner. "Bleaaargh - see? Sprouts.

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  • Author J. K. Rowling
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    Let me out," Harry said again. "No," Dumbledore repeated. "If you don't - if you keep me in here - if you don't let me-" "By all means continue destroying my possessions," said Dumbledore. "I daresay I have too many.

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  • Author Janet Reno
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    We have the authority to take action, ... But responsible authority means not only being able to take action, but knowing when and how to take that action.

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  • Author Jim Rohn
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    Showing a profit means touching something and leaving it better than you found it.

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  • Author Jim Rohn
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    One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, “If it is to be, it is up to me.” That is, for you, the fact that your success and your course is up to you. This doesn’t mean that you do it all alone. It simply means that you take responsibility for your life and your career.

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  • Author Joan Robinson
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    The very nature of economics is rooted in nationalism. ... It [was] developed ... in the hope of throwing light upon questions of policy. But policy means nothing unless there is an authority to carry it out, and authorities are national.

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