Major Owens Quotes

When people are this mean, there's no other way to deal with them.

If you don't do it my way, I suggest you commit suicide.

People just get kicks out of making other people sad.

'Mean' is a song I wrote about somebody who wrote things that were so mean so many times that it would ruin my day. Then it would ruin the next day. And it would level me so many times, I just felt like I was being hit in the face every time this person would take to their computer.

There's something about mean-spiritedness that has a way of distancing an audience.

When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.

Girlhood is often marred by schoolgirl cruelty, a grim rite of passage in which parents sometimes cruelly collude. Mothers and fathers must take a stand against petty or protracted hostility between girls.

There's always someone out there being mean, but what upsets me is the spite. Why are you like that? Why are you so horrible?

Since the beginning of time people have said mean things to each other in a fight, no matter what.

People could be really horrible, you know? They would threaten my parents.

Passive-aggressive is the worst thing in the world to me!

There were a few teachers who just did not like me because of my face. Once, I was told to stand in the corner until I cheered up. The attitude was, 'Oh, for God's sake, what's the matter with him?' But it's just a natural expression.

I'd been around women who put me down, made me feel bad, or said things to fuel my insecurity.

Bad attitudes will ruin your team.

Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.

Mean people are no fun.

I come from one of these hideous backgrounds where being sincere is like - ugh, you might as well kill yourself.

I had a lot of anger because I wasn't happy with the way I had been raised.

As important as it is to learn how to deal with different kinds of people, truly toxic people will never be worth your time and energy - and they take a lot of each. Toxic people create unnecessary complexity, strife, and, worst of all, stress.

You can survive with anger, but you can't live with it forever.

Bullies are often people who are shy and can't make friends easily, so, as the theme of the movie 'A Bronx Tale' tells us, it is better to be feared if you can't be loved.

I grew up in a family that was very barbed and difficult, and there was a lot of humor. None of it was painless humor. All of it was at someone else's expense. It was kind of always about power.

The whole bullying issue has really struck a nerve with me. It affects so many different types of people at a vital time in their lives.

Whether it's a spouse, family member, coworker, former classmate, or the mother of your child's best friend - you know exactly what I mean. Just when you feel your worst and are judging yourself harshly, someone comes along who seems determined to make you feel even worse about yourself than you already do. Who needs it?

I get angry when people push people around.