A Quote by Joe Biden

No one ever doubts that I mean what I say. The problem is I sometimes say all that I mean.

Joe Biden

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Joe Biden
American - President
Born: November 20, 1942

The problem posed by indirect speech acts is the problem of how it is possible for the speaker to say one thing and mean that but also to mean something else.

John Searle

People who know me know that I'm not going to open my mouth and say something if I don't mean it. I'm very short and sweet. I'm old-school when it comes to it: I say what I mean and mean what I say, and then get off of it. It's simple as that.

Andre Ward

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.

Peter O'Toole

I have just learned a delicious French usage. On wedding invitations when they say the mass is at noon they mean one o'clock -when they say at noon precise they mean half after twelve - and when they say at very precisely noon they mean noon.

Alice B. Toklas

I haven't done years of diversity training, so sometimes I say things which are probably tactless, and I don't mean to, to be honest, I don't mean to do that.

David Davis

Sometimes people say things and don't really know what they mean by what they're saying. Subconsciously, it might mean something different.

Yorgos Lanthimos

Our children are counting on us to provide two things: consistency and structure. Children need parents who say what they mean, mean what they say, and do what they say they are going to do.

Barbara Coloroso

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always go on using generalities to which everyone can subscribe, and which mean very little.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Sometimes random things that you wouldn't think mean anything mean so much to them. With kids, you can say, 'Let's go pick some flowers' or 'There's a snail. Let's investigate that.'

Heidi Klum

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

I'll bet you half of my problems with liberals in the media is I live in Literalville. I say what I mean. That's politically incorrect. Most people don't say what they mean.

Rush Limbaugh

You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.

Jessica Jung

When I speak, the things that I'll say will mean something. And if it's not going to mean anything, I won't say it.

Nnamdi Asomugha

It's long been a problem. But I'm not just talking about the UFC - I mean homophobia in sports in general and athletes sometimes say really stupid things.