Meaning quotes

- TS Quint: Woah, she calls you "callow" in here.
- Brodie: You say that like it's bad.
- TS Quint: It means frightened and weak-willed.
- Brodie: Really? Shit. That was the only part of the letter I thought was complimentary.

Jeremy London - TS Quint
Jason Lee - Brodie

“- Jim Levenstein: Guys guys guys, here's an easy one, okay: 'Attractive single white female, fun-loving, youthful mind seeks outgoing companion. Okay; Attractive: ugly.
- Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher: Fun loving: insane.
- Kevin Myers: Okay, 'unlisted age' plus 'youthful mind' equals 'Old'.
- Jim Levenstein: No, no no no, 'charming' is old; 'older' is...” (continue)(continue reading)
Jason Biggs - Jim Levenstein
Chris Klein - Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher
Thomas Ian Nicholas - Kevin Myers

“- Lucius Hunt: I am not the one with secrets.
- Alice Hunt: What is your meaning?
- Lucius Hunt: There are secrets in every corner of this village. Do you not feel it? Do you not see it?”
Joaquin Phoenix - Lucius Hunt
Sigourney Weaver - Alice Hunt

“Essence is revealed through praxis. The philosopher's words, his ideas, his actions, cannot be separated from his value, his meaning. That's what it's all about, isn't it? Our impact on other egos.”
Lili Taylor - Kathleen Conklin

“I'd rather have one of these cars that we made together, by hand. Your guys and my guys, together. You know why? Because those cars stand for something. Those cars stand for something pretty great. I'm proud of those cars. I'm taking one.”

Michael Keaton - Hunt Stevenson

“My name is Carbone, which means skinny white boy with a gun.”
Jerry O'Connell - Charlie Carbone

I remember how the meaning of words began to change. How unfamiliar words like "collateral" and "rendition" became frightening, while things like Norsefire and the Articles of Allegiance became powerful. I remember how "different" became dangerous. I still don't understand it, why they hate us so much.
Natasha Wightman - Valerie

Flakfizer doesn't know the meaning of the word "No!". We're also a little fuzzy on "panaglutin" and "viscosity."
John Turturro - Roland T. Flakfizer

“- John Preston: I'm sorry.
- Partridge: No, you're not. You don't even know the meaning. It's just a vestigial word for a feeling you've never felt.”
Christian Bale - John Preston
Sean Bean - Partridge

“Don't say anything. Your words would be useless, maybe even insulting. Just fly the damn plane.”
Warren Clarke - Pavel Upenskoy

- Gus Grissom: What the hell does "astronaut" mean, anyway?
- Gordon Cooper: "Star Voyager".
- Gus Grissom: "Star Voyager" Gus Grissom. I kinda like the sound of that.

Fred Ward - Gus Grissom
Dennis Quaid - Gordon Cooper

My name is Dashiki. That's Swahili for "doggy-style".
Tracey Cherelle Jones - Dashiki

- Fred: One of the things that keeps popping up is this about "subtext". Plays, novels, songs - they all have a "subtext". Which I take to mean a hidden message or import of some kind. So subtext we know. But what do you call the message or meaning that's right there on the surface, completely open and obvious? They never talk about that. What... (continue)(continue reading)
Chris Eigeman - Fred Boynton
Taylor Nichols - Ted Boynton

“- Dave: Did you know that fly in Italian is 'mosca'?
- Dad: Did you know in English it's 'pest'?”
Dennis Christopher - Dave
Paul Dooley - Dad

“- Dr. Larabee: Does that mean anything to you?
- Akeelah: I don't know.
- Dr. Larabee: It's written in plain English. What does it mean?
- Akeelah: That I'm not supposed to be afraid?
- Dr. Larabee: Afraid of what?
- Akeelah: Afraid of... me?”

Laurence Fishburne - Dr. Larabee
Keke Palmer - Akeelah

“- Ron Burgundy: Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale's vagina.
- Veronica Corningstone: No, there's no way that's correct.
- Ron Burgundy: I'm sorry, I was trying to impress you.”
Will Ferrell - Ron Burgundy
Christina Applegate - Veronica Corningstone

“- Olive: Why do you have to be so masso... masso...
- David Shayne: Masochistic.
- Olive: Masochistic? What the does that mean?
- David Shayne: It means someone who enjoys pain.
- Olive: Enjoys pain? What is she, retarded?”
Jennifer Tilly - Olive Neal
John Cusack - David Shayne

“- Roger Maris: Mick, did you ever stop and think, if you took better care of yourself, you wouldn't be getting hurt all the time. Did you see what you did out there today with only one arm, and tonight you're out screwing around! How can you do that? You're Mickey Mantle for Christ's Sake!
- Mickey Mantle: What's that supposed to mean huh? What...” (continue)(continue reading)
Barry Pepper - Roger Maris
Thomas Jane - Mickey Mantle

“- C.D. Bales: Do you know the phrase carpe diem?
- Chris: It's, it's fish, fish bait, right?”
Steve Martin - C. D. Bales
Rick Rossovich - Chris

“He told them to look not at the facts, but at the meaning of the facts. Then he said the facts had no meaning.”

Billy Bob Thornton - Ed Crane

“It is always surprising how small a part of life is taken up by meaningful moments. Most often they are over before they start, although they cast a light on the future and make the person who originated them unforgettable.”
Ramli Hassan - King Chulalongkorn

- Yoyo: That's a fucked up name to be namin' your kid! Helmet! See, 'cause in English, a helmet would be like, you know, like something you would wear on your head, you know? You a... a helmet! Ha ha ha! In English, that would be like callin' your kid "Lampshade" or some shit like that: 'Hey, Lampshade! Come here and clean up your room!'.
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Giancarlo Esposito - YoYo
Armin Mueller-Stahl - Helmut Grokenberger

“Mount up! ... It means get on your horses.”
Steve Martin - Lucky Day

“- Ray Hicks: Your husband once told somebody I was a psychopath.
- Marge Converse: That's the kind of thing he'd say.
- Ray Hicks: Do you think he could be right?
- Marge Converse: It's a very imprecise term.”
Nick Nolte - Ray Hicks
Tuesday Weld - Marge Converse

- Mia: Shut up!
- Queen Clarisse Renaldi: I beg your pardon, "Shut up"?
- Consulate Maitre D' : Oh, your majesty, in America, it doesn't always mean to be quiet. Here it could mean "Wow, gee whiz, golly wolly"...
Anne Hathaway - Mia Thermopolis
Julie Andrews - Queen Clarisse Renaldi
Joe Ross - Consulate Maitre D'