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In politics, there's a kind of literal-mindedness. It's what you say, not what you mean, and you have to say only what you mean.
— Michael Ignatieff
What I mean to say is, the more you remember, the more you've lost.
— Emily St. John Mandel
Be truthful, say what you mean and mean what you say, don't ignore the given circumstances.
— Lauren Graham
Say only what you mean.
— Miguel Ruiz
You've got to say what you mean and mean what you say ... Doubt in your voice is an open door people will shove right through.
— Deb Caletti
They're just words. And words alone don't really mean anything. It's what you feel and what you believe when you say them that matter.
— Dana Reinhardt
Like on the airlines, they say they want to 'pre-board'. Well, what the hell is 'pre board'? What does that mean? To get on before you get on?
— George Carlin
People like to say, 'What do you mean exactly?' I would answer, 'I mean, but not exactly.'
— Jean-Luc Godard
It's really very unpleasant. And not being able to say anything to answer back makes it rankle more, if you know what I mean.
— Agatha Christie
It is important that you say what you mean to say. Time is too short. You must speak the words that matter.
— Kate DiCamillo
They say 15 million people are watching the show, but what does that mean, you know? It's not until I'm accosted on the street that I understand!
— America Ferrera
You say what you have to say. But you have to learn to say it in such a way that the reader can see what you mean.
— Kurt Vonnegut
I always say to people that you have never seen the best of me, and that's what I mean - I've never been fully fit.
— Jonah Lomu
Girls are so queer you never know what they mean. They say No when they mean Yes, and drive a man out of his wits for the fun of it.
— Louisa May Alcott
Say and do what you mean, but never say and do it meanly.
— Harvey MacKay
Honey, when you say we can't communicate... what exactly do you mean?
— Randy Glasbergen
You can be the greatest at stringing words together but if you don't mean what you say your words will not live long in this world.
— Jason E. Hodges
Freedom means you're free to do just whatever pleases you; if, of course that is to say, what you please is what you may.
— Piet Pieterszoon Hein
I don't like writing - it's so difficult to say what you mean. It's much easier to edit other people's writing and help them say what they mean.
— Robert Gottlieb
That was a terrible Super Bowl, I have to say. I mean you got the big Peyton Manning walk off into the sunset win, but what a shnoozo.
— Billy Corgan
To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say, and to finish without knowing what you have written.
— Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Say what you mean, but don't say it mean.
— Lilly Singh
People like to pigeonhole and say, Well, I'm a Washington insider, and you know, that's quite silly. What does that even mean?
— Bob Woodward
It's the only real advantage to getting older. You get to say what you mean and stop apologizing.
— Jill Davis
Remember to say what you mean, but don't say it meanly.
— Elizabeth George
You shouldn't say what you don't mean
— Katherine Rundell
People say you should give until it hurts. I say you should give until it stops hurting. Know what I mean?
— Elizabeth Berg
I've wanted you from the moment I saw you, Cherry. Yousay what you mean and don't filter it ... — Kristen Callihan
I do," Alice hastily replied; "at least - at least I mean what I say - that's the same thing, you know.
— Lewis Carroll
If you are emotionally honest, you should mean what you say but also mean what you do.
— John Bytheway
You're a real firecracker, Astrid, aren't you? Firecracker is what people in certain social circles say when what they really mean is asshole.
— David Iserson
Mind your language, count your words, mean what you say coz otherwise people no longer stay
— Ameya Agrawal
The only times you say what I'm thinking, it's without any of the sarcasm and therefore the exact opposite of what I mean.
— Brian Clevinger
Say what you think; think what you mean.
— Yusuf Islam
It is so hard trying to say what you mean.
— Elizabeth Wein
I have to help you, Ash. I can't say no to what you're asking, but I'm afraid I'll hurt you in this process. I won't mean to, but I will.
— Annabel Joseph
I dress up with a conscience when I think you'll be watching. I say all the right things, I don't know what I mean.
— Sheryl Crow
If you cannot say what you mean, your majesty, you will never mean what you say and a gentleman should always mean what he says.
— Reginald Fleming 'R.J.' Johnston - The Last Emperor
Well, I haven't signed anything giving people the right to do anything they want with my image, you know what I mean. I have the ultimate say.
— Joaquin Phoenix
You think people never say what they mean. The truth is, nine times out of ten what they say is all they mean.
— Zia Haider Rahman
Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted you mean to do right.
— Robert E.Lee
There's nothing to talk about to strangers anymore, if you know what I mean. Everything I want to say, I say to her.
— Charles Baxter
What does it mean when people applaud? Should I give 'em money? Say thank you? Lift my dress? The lack of applause - that I can respond to.
— Barbra Streisand
Never worry about what you say to a man. They're so conceited that they never believe you mean it if it's unflattering.
— Agatha Christie
Say what you mean. Mean what you say.
— Robert C. Martin
I say what I mean. Would you like it better if I said 'I'm glad you find me so.' That would be a little fancier, and equally true.
— Thomas Harris
Image isn't everything, It's what comes from your heart, and what you learn and what you say and how you act that means more than anything.
— Shawn Johnson
Say exactly what you mean. Enough said ...
— Nido R. Qubein
Say what you mean, be who you are, and hope for the best.
— Justin Rogers
Primary goal for the author: 'Write what you mean to say'Primary goal for the reader: 'Read what the author actually writes — Falcon Dove
You understand ... just what the Taoists mean when they say that soft is stronger than hard.
— Alan Weisman
Thank you, people who say 'Wow, you're really photogenic,' for not saying what you really mean: 'Wow, you're really ugly in person.'
— Jimmy Fallon
Mean what you say or don't say it at all.
— Korey Miracle
You know I say just what I think, and nothing more and less. I cannot say one thing and mean another.
— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
This is what I mean..." I say softly, "you don't seem very angel-y right now""I'm not feeling very angel-y right now", he reply — A.J. Messenger
Be real. Try to do what you say, say what you mean, and be what you seem.
— Marian Wright Edelman
Be impeccable with your word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean.
— Miguel Angel Ruiz
When people don't trust you, they may walk with you but they second guess every step you take- don't believe what you say is what you mean...
— Assegid Habtewold
A blanket could be used to tell you exactly what I mean, at precisely the moment I don't mean it. When I say go, Don't!
— Jarod Kintz
Good communication is less about saying what you mean, and more about defining what you say.
— Kelli Jae Baeli
I'm antisocial, they say. I don't mix. It's so strange. I'm very social indeed. It all depends on what you mean by social, doesn't it?
— Ray Bradbury
When I don't say a word and you know exactly what I mean ...
— Dave Matthews
Being honest doesn't mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
— Veronica Roth
It's always a thrilling risk to say exactly what you mean, to express exactly what you see.
— Patricia Hampl
Your value is nothing if you cannot honor your word. If you do not mean what you say, you are the most mean person on the Earth.
— Harbhajan Singh Yogi
