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Best Quotes

Quotes on doing your best work.

These quotes focus on craft and timing - a drama student naming the first year as the best, and filmmakers explaining that the best visual effects and shots come from grounding fantasy in something real. Related reading includes Achievement Quotes.

Plan Colombia was supposed to reduce Colombia's cultivation and distribution of drugs by 50 percent, but 6 years and $4.7 billion later, the drug control results are meager at best.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

Memorial Day is all about celebrating the lives of the men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. The United States is made great because of their heroism. Their lives are remembered, honored, and celebrated...

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

The best way to earn a fortune in America is to already have one.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

American workers are the best in the world. They teach our children, care for our sick and elderly, build our communities, and much more.

Quotes by Jan Schakowsky

There was no such thing as a solo career in East Germany. You had to get the best orchestra job that you could.

Quotes by Jan Vogler

I was five years old, onstage singing 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' - a rock version - and I was always wanting to entertain. But the biggest thing for me is just country music has helped me get through the worst...

Quotes by Jana Kramer

We do not look in our great cities for our best morality.

Jane Austen

A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.

Jane Austen

One man's ways may be as good as another's, but we all like our own best.

Jane Austen

I feel most comfortable in an old pair of jeans, Converse, and a man's jersey. My best friend cuts my hair with kitchen scissors.

Quotes by Jane Birkin

The best real-estate investments with the highest yields are in working-class neighborhoods, because fancy properties are overpriced.

Quotes by Jane Bryant Quinn

I want to be remembered as one of the best record producers of my era.

Quotes by Jan Berry

We as governors, whether we're Republican or Democrat, we really believe that we know what's best for our people. And in Arizona, and particularly we're very interested about natural resources.

Quotes by Jan Brewer

The goal of immigration policy should be what is in the best interests of the American people as a whole. I would recommend limiting immigration to spouses and minor children of citizens, plus additional immigrants chosen for special skills needed...

Quotes by Jan C. Ting

I think now, we in the international community are belatedly wanting to show our solidarity with the Somali peoples and also do our best to help them move to better times.

Quotes by Jan Egeland

We all have a finite amount of energy and time to give, and must figure out the best way to have an impact on the things that matter to us most - and it's okay that each one of us...

Quotes by Jan Fields

I learned not to be so bitterly defeated when my fiction took a beating from editors. I learned in advertising to color in the lines and have my work done on time and to make it the very best it...

Quotes by Jan Karon

All I can do is be my best - there will always be people who will never like me.

Quotes by Jamie Lynn Spears

My dad knows the business, and he tells me I've got to do what's best for me.

Quotes by Jamie Redknapp

The best present I've ever given someone is myself. I've given it to everyone.

Quotes by Jamie Vardy

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Best" page?
These come from a distinctly creative, behind-the-scenes perspective — a reflection on the best year at Juilliard being the first one, advice about staying a "blank space" as an actor in fantasy roles, insight into what makes the best VFX work, and a director's take on getting all the best shots to cover the story.
Are these quotes about filmmaking specifically?
Yes, most of them come from people talking about acting, visual effects, and directing — practical insight into what "best" means in a creative, professional context rather than a general life quote.
Is there a quote about craft and technique here?
Yes — the one about VFX being best when there's "something real in the frame that you can either extend or work off of" is a specific, practical insight into filmmaking craft. For more on mastering a craft, Excellence quotes covers similar ground.
What about a quote on achievement in a career?
The line about the first year at Juilliard being the best touches on early achievement — pair it with Achievement quotes if that's what you're after.
What if I want something with more attitude or a Hindi option?
For a bolder, more attitude-driven tone, see Attitude quotes, or for a Hindi/poetic take, check out Shayari.

There's practical wisdom too, like the reminder that casting well accounts for most of a director's job. See Attitude Quotes and Excellence Quotes for related themes.