Quotes by Mean Before, prior to. There is no difference between these two except length and a certain affectedness on the part of 'prior to.' To paraphrase Bernstein, if you would use 'posterior to' instead of 'after,' then by all means use 'prior to' instead of 'before. Bill Bryson differencestwomean Maine is wonderful. It can be very hard. I mean, if you look at the profile maps it doesn't look it, but somehow when you get out there it's really steep and hard. Bill Bryson mapsmeanlooks And before long there will be no more milk in bottles delivered to the doorstep or sleepy rural pubs, and the countryside will be mostly shopping centers and theme parks. Forgive me. I don't mean to get upset. But you are taking my world away from me, piece by little piece, and sometimes it just pisses me off. Sorry. Bill Bryson shoppingsorrymean I'm not funny in person. I mean I'm really not. I'm one of those people who always screw up anecdotes. Bill Bryson anecdotesmeanpeople It isn't easy to become a fossil. ... Only about one bone in a billion, it is thought, becomes fossilized. If that is so, it means that the complete fossil legacy of all the Americans alive today - that's 270 million people with 206 bones each - will only be about 50 bones, one-quarter of a complete skeleton. That's not to say, of course, that any of these bones will ever actually be found. Bill Bryson skeletonssciencemean What this means in practice is that if you are not a born worrier you have nothing to worry about (though of course you wouldn't be worrying anyway), whereas if you are a worrier by nature there is absolutely nothing you can do about it, so you may as well stop worrying, except of course you can't. Bill Bryson practiceworrymean In normal life, 'simplicity' is synonymous with 'easy to do,' but when a chef uses the word, it means 'takes a lifetime to learn.' Bill Buford simplicityusemean I don't think people know what hygienist means. Bill Burr meanpeoplethinking I mean, stand up you're by yourself and it's live and when you're acting, unless you're doing a monologue, you're interacting with somebody else. Even if you're doing a monologue you're saying it to somebody and it's not live so you can do it a few times. Bill Burr monologuesactingmean Organizational culture begins in HR. This means to hire for attitude and train for skill. Bill Capodagli skillsattitudemean That day I think we really saw each other for the first time. I mean, saw beyond the bag of bones on the outside. You take away her pretty and my plain and what you get underneath is about the same: a couple of lost girls looking to be found. Bill Condon girlcouplemean If I use the word romance, whether it's my wife or not, it does not mean sex. We can use the word sex when sex is there. Bill Cosby wifemeansex When you carry a gun, you mean to harm somebody, kill somebody. Bill Cosby harmgunmean When I say, 'I don't care what white people think,' I mean that. Bill Cosby whitemeanthinking It is a warning, Godspeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices. Bill Cosby warninggraduationmean I was a physical education major with a child psychology minor at Temple, which means if you ask me a question about a child's behavior, I will advise you to tell the child to take a lap. Bill Cosby psychologymeanchildren People will frighten you about a graduation.... They use words you don't hear often: And we wish you Godspeed." It is a warning, Godspeed. It means you are no longer welcome here at these prices." Bill Cosby graduationmeanpeople A white person listens to my act and he laughs and he thinks, 'Yeah, that's the way I see it too.' Okay. He's white. I'm Negro. And we both see things the same way. That must mean that we are alike..... So I figure I'm doing as much for good race relations as the next guy. Bill Cosby whitemeanthinking Many men beg for a job but have no clue what hard work really means. Bill Courtney hard-workjobsmean The exponential rewards you receive as a reaction to the service that you give is phenomenal. If everybody understood that you get back in spades what you put in in terms of service, not only will everybody’s lives be more fulfilling – I mean can you imagine a society look like that? I’m Bill Courtney and I share hope. Bill Courtney rewardsgivingmean«135136137138139140141142143144145»
