Quotes by Mean Reagan's story of freedom superficially alludes to the Founding Fathers, but its substance comes from the Gilded Age, devised by apologists for the robber barons. It is posed abstractly as the freedom of the individual from government control a Jeffersonian ideal at the roots of our Bill of Rights, to be sure. But what it meant in politics a century later, and still means today, is the freedom to accumulate wealth without social or democratic responsibilities and license to buy the political system right out from everyone else. Bill Moyers responsibilitymeanfather Here is the crisis of the times as I see it: We talk about problems, issues, policies, but we don't talk about what democracy means - what it bestows on us - the revolutionary idea that it isn't just about the means of governance but the means of dignifying people so they become fully free to claim their moral and political agency. Bill Moyers revolutionary-ideasissuesmean Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country. Bill Moyers governmentmeancountry When certain causes become prairie fires, politicians make difficult choices, and often at the expense of someone like Jeremiah Wright and Walter Jenkins. That's the cruel nature of American politics, where the end becomes the consummate objective, and sometimes the means to get there come at a great price. Bill Moyers difficult-choicesfiremean I improvise whenever I feel it's important, or whenever I think that something's there. It's nice to have a script that's so well-written that I don't have to improvise. I mean, I used to have to re-write whole movies; this is kind of nice. Bill Murray nicewritingmean The human condition means that we can zone out and forget what the hell we're doing. Bill Murray hellforgetmean Melancholy is kind of sweet sometimes, I think. It's not a negative thing. It's not a mean thing. It's just something that happens in life, like autumn. Bill Murray autumnsweetmean There's definitely a lot of trash that comes with the prize of being famous. It's a nice gift, but there's a lot of wrapping and paper and junk to cut through. Back then, when a movie came out and people saw you on the street, their reaction was so supercharged that it was scary. It would frighten other people. It used to really rattle me. I mean, everybody would love to have their clothes torn off by a mob of girls, but being screamed at is different. Bill Murray nicegirlmean I don't feel like it's pressure. It's more of an obligation - not to entertain or be funny, but to have a certain levity. I mean, there's got to be a lightness in your leg. You have to be as light as you can be, and you don't have to be weighted down, stuck in your emotions and stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to try and elevate something. Bill Murray lighttryingmean I realize it's impossible to have any sympathy, I mean, true sympathy, for people that are famous. Bill Murray impossiblemeanpeople There is something, yeah, I mean traditionally it's more fun to play bad guys than it is good guys and when you're playing a bad guy, yeah, the fun in it is to see how scary you can be, how horrible you can be. And it's surprising what you come up with. Bill Nighy playfunmean From my point of view, it's very refreshing to play a regular human being and not someone from another dimension. When I say "not act," what I mean is just to be as natural and as normal as possible. Bill Nighy viewsplaymean If you meet somebody who says he or she has never dreamed of flying, I don't believe you. I mean, they're lying. Bill Nye meanbelievelying I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don't mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time. Bill Nye partyplaymean I mean, that was a throwaway thought, because my focus was - my intent and my focus was to never go public. Bill O'Reilly mean-girlsgirlmean The oil companies are regulated by the federal government. They can't drill on land nor in American waters without permission from the feds. Many Republicans want to drill baby drill but what's the point if all the oil goes to China? Increased production obviously doesn't mean lower prices for us. Bill O'Reilly oilbabymean Potential means you haven't done anything yet. Bill Parcells donehavensmean If I have affected someone in a positive way, that means a lot to me. Bill Parcells affectedmeanway When you are free of form and not confused, you are focused. To be free of form externally is 'Zen.' Not to be confused internally is 'meditation.' External Zen and internal meditation, this is what we mean by 'Zen meditation. Bill Porter confusedmeditationmean Well, I can do certain jobs because smells don't bother me. But that means I'm usually the one at the ranch cleaning up all the manure. Bill Pullman smelljobsmean«140141142143144145146147148149150»
