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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.

But anyone who knows anything about the music industry knows it's not only about the music.

Quotes by Isaac Hanson

When someone says you can't do what you know you can do, then you can't do anything.

Quotes by Isaac Mizrahi

I never show anything to anybody until I've finished it.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.

Quotes by Iris Murdoch

I daresay anything can be made holy by being sincerely worshipped.

Quotes by Iris Murdoch

Anything that consoles is fake.

Quotes by Iris Murdoch

I've never wanted to do anything but be a newspaperman ever since I was 13.

Quotes by Irv Kupcinet

I'm not a natural storyteller at all. If anything, I'm a natural interviewer, a natural listener, but I'm not a natural storyteller.

Quotes by Ira Glass

Anything that's done to address unemployment in terms of massive stimulus spending is going to exacerbate deficits. And anything that's done to address deficits in the short-term is going to exacerbate unemployment.

Quotes by Indra Nooyi

Anything I wanted to do and achieve has not been influential in my life, but my failures have.

Quotes by Imtiaz Ali

I'm open to anything, really. I love work.

Quotes by India Eisley

I was always obsessed with crime, crime shows, anything to do with unsolved cold cases.

Quotes by India Eisley

I try not to eat anything which is too fat, and I can't eat anything which is too sweet.

Quotes by Ilya Ilyin

Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.

Quotes by Imelda Marcos

Unfortunately, Poots is the name that I've been graced with for my life, but it's not short for anything - apart from Imogen Poots.

Quotes by Imogen Poots

Rogue regimes never respond to anything less than hardball.

Quotes by Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

I love anything to do with ventriloquism and magic.

Quotes by Illeana Douglas

I never forbid myself anything.

Quotes by Ieva Laguna

I don't know how to do anything else other than be an actor. If I wasn't in this, I would be in alternative energy and conservation.

Quotes by Ian Somerhalder

If I could make noise with anything, I was going to.

Quotes by Hunter Hayes

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.