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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.

Nature uses as little as possible of anything.

Quotes by Johannes Kepler

We cling nervously to the melody, but we don't handle it freely, we don't really make anything new out of it, we merely overload it.

Quotes by Johannes Brahms

If I'm successful in fooling a wire service, I don't really have to do anything else to promote the story.

Quotes by Joey Skaggs

I like anything with Zak Bagans and ghost hunters.

Quotes by Joel McHale

There's a short chain between field and fork, and the shorter that chain is - the fresher, the more transparent that system is - the less chance there is of anything from bio-terrorism to pathogenicity to spoilage.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

It's hard to shoot anything in L.A.; it's just a chore, but they're great here.

Quotes by Joel Silver

I don't tolerate anything that runs slowly. Whether it be a phone, tablet or computer, it has to run at optimum speed.

Quotes by Joe Trohman

Before I ever put anything on paper, Jerry and I would talk back and forth.

Quotes by Joe Shuster

I couldn't do anything I didn't enjoy.

Quotes by Joe Namath

It's not like I really do anything for my hair; I just wash it every three to four days.

Quotes by Joe Keery

You can call anything a sport if you want.

Quotes by Joe Garagiola

We didn't invent anything new. Hospitality has been around forever.

Quotes by Joe Gebbia

I still don't get stopped about anything else anywhere near as much as 'Skins.' The remarkable thing that I've noticed is how far that show has traveled: it's aired all over the world.

Quotes by Joe Dempsie

I'm not really trying to be too much of an actor or anything.

Quotes by Jody Hill

If I've learned anything in this business, it's that you have to be fearless.

Quotes by Jody Watley

Before, I'd photograph anything. I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body.

Quotes by Jock Sturges

If you can do something great in 60 seconds, you can do anything, really.

Quotes by Joanne Froggatt

Anything based on ancient texts is difficult for a modern reader to get their head around.

Quotes by Joanne Harris

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

Quotes by Joan Jett

Our natures are a lot like oil, mix us with anything else, and we strive to swim on top.

Quotes by Joan Rivers

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.