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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'm not pessimistic about much of anything.

Quotes by Octavia E. Butler

I'm Latin, for crying out loud - I can't hold anything back!

Quotes by Odette Annable

I have never heard anything about the resolutions of the apostles, but a good deal about their acts.

Quotes by Og Mandino

If anything is life-changing, being the descendant of a slave is.

Quotes by Ntozake Shange

Is anything accidental?

Quotes by Norman Spinrad

Peter Weir is remarkable. He can do anything.

Quotes by Norman Lloyd

We've been married for 60 years. We don't buy anything anymore without being on the same page.

Quotes by Norman Braman

The way a book is read, which is to say, the qualities a reader brings to a book can have as much to do with its worth as anything the author puts into it.

Quotes by Norman Cousins

They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves.

Quotes by Norman Douglas

'Kamariya' is a wonderfully composed song. The concept for the video is so fresh, and it's unlike anything I have done before.

Quotes by Nora Fatehi

I'm a martial arts buff, so anything martial arts.

Quotes by Noah Hathaway

I didn't want to do anything but ride horses until I was, like, 15.

Quotes by Noah Cyrus

Oh yes, after the war, and we were all starving - we had no proper food or anything - no proper shoes.

Quotes by Ninette de Valois

I try not to read best-dressed lists or anything like that.

Quotes by Nina Dobrev

I'm a huge 'Breaking Bad' fan; I would be really annoyed if anyone told me anything about what was going to happen in the last eight episodes.

Quotes by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nothing in my background has anything to do with films. In that sense, I am a complete outsider.

Quotes by Nimrat Kaur

Acting is the only thing I ever really wanted to do, and I'm really ill-prepared to do anything else.

Quotes by Nikki Cox

This is America. Anyone is free to protest about anything they want.

Quotes by Nikki Haley

I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods.

Quotes by Nikki Sixx

I didn't do anything productive during my break after 'Dream Girl.' I didn't even take a vacation!

Quotes by Nikita Dutta

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.