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Anything Quotes

Sometimes anything is exactly nothing.

These quotes use the word "anything" to mark limits or surprises - a pitch with no real movement behind it, a contract that blocks further work, and total unfamiliarity with a story someone assumed was common knowledge. Related reading in About Quotes.

I detest self-regard. If my work has taught me anything, it is that self-aggrandisement is completely unhistorical.

Quotes by Peter Ackroyd

I never heard anything about 'potatoes' or 'kanaken' during my time in the national team. However I have been called 'potato,' too.

Quotes by Per Mertesacker

Anything new that happens, we shift and we change and we grow.

Quotes by Percelle Ascott

If I've learned anything, it's that you can't take anything for granted.

Quotes by Penny Hardaway

I didn't write anything until I was well over 30.

Quotes by Penelope Lively

I'm thankful for not ever taking anything illegal.

Quotes by Pedro Martinez

I don't get hung up about anything really.

Quotes by Paz de la Huerta

It doesn't mean that I won't be sexy or hip or anything like that.

Quotes by Peabo Bryson

There is a false assumption about the Parti Quebecois that we don't know anything about the economy... Well that's a myth.

Quotes by Pauline Marois

I don't speak English or French, but that doesn't mean anything.

Quotes by Paulo Dybala

One penalty miss doesn't change anything.

Quotes by Paulo Dybala

I don't think I was ever responsible for anything being canceled.

Quotes by Paula Marshall

In the marathon anything can happen.

Quotes by Paula Radcliffe

I've no desire to do one of those 50-mile races like the Comrades or anything like that.

Quotes by Paula Radcliffe

I'm not afraid of anything. That's just the way I am.

Quotes by Paul Walker

Life is nutty; anything can happen.

Quotes by Paul Shaffer

I would say, up until 'Anchorman,' I wasn't any kind of household name or anything, but I wasn't necessarily identified as much with being a comedian.

Quotes by Paul Rudd

I don't actually do anything special to get in the proper frame of mind for creepy/heinous scenes.

Quotes by Paul S. Kemp

If there is anything worse than international warfare, is civil warfare, and the United States was destined to experience it in the extreme of bitterness.

Quotes by Paul P. Harris

Segregation never brought anyone anything except trouble.

Quotes by Paul P. Harris

Frequently Asked Questions

What different 'anything' statements appear in these quotes?
They range from a baseball comment about an easy pitch to hit, to a defense of Jane Austen against a cliche label, to being contractually limited in what you can do, to never having heard anything about a particular topic.
Is there a quote about an easy pitch in baseball?
Yes. One quote says, "There's no easier pitch to hit than a splitter that doesn't do anything." For more, see Like quotes.
Is there a quote defending Jane Austen?
Yes - one speaker says they don't think "there's anything cliche feminine about Jane Austen," pointing out that her earliest champions were "Sir Walter Scott and the Prince Regent." For more, see About quotes.
Is there a quote about being limited by a contract?
Yes. One speaker explains that after shooting 'Deception,' being "under contract with NBC" meant they "can't really do anything." For more, see Just quotes.
Is there a quote about never having heard something before?
Yes - one speaker says, "I'd never heard anything about this at all." For more, see Know quotes.

Another entry pushes back gently against a stereotype, arguing there's nothing inherently shallow about a beloved author's legacy. Browse more in Know Quotes or Just Quotes.