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Brushing Quotes

Ordinary routines that turn into meaningful moments.

These brushing quotes find meaning in an everyday routine, including one reflection on coming out as gay while looking in the bathroom mirror during a simple morning ritual. For more on how ordinary moments shape us, see our Day quotes.

I remember just calling myself gay was a big step for me, and I remember being in the bathroom brushing my teeth, testing out to myself in the mirror, saying, 'I am gay,' and seeing if the world was going...

Quotes by Wilson Cruz

There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self. Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.

Quotes by Vash Young

Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it all just hurts.

Quotes by Tom Brady

After the first day of practice, there's not one guy who's playing at 100 percent or who feels great. Sometimes, getting up in the morning and brushing your teeth is the hardest part of the day - it just hurts.

Quotes by Tom Brady

Children Quotes

My poems always begin with a metaphor, but my way into the metaphor may be a word, an image, even a sound. And I rarely know the nature of the metaphor when I begin to write, but there is an...

Quotes by Stephen Dobyns

Bedtime rituals for children ease the way to the elsewhere of slumber - teeth brushing and pajamas, the voice of a parent reading, the feel and smell of the old blanket or toy, the nightlight glowing in a corner.

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

Cinema in India is like brushing your teeth in the morning. You can't escape it.

Quotes by Shah Rukh Khan

I don't know how an actress is supposed to observe and create new stuff if she hasn't been on the streets, brushing up against humanity. You have to have a life.

Quotes by Sarah Jessica Parker

Move every day. Like taking a shower and brushing your teeth. Make it a part of your everyday life.

Quotes by Randy Jackson

Day Quotes

Working out, for me, is like brushing my teeth. So, I can't cheat on that.

Quotes by Prosenjit Chatterjee

I don't have a daily routine, beyond brushing my teeth. It changes every day.

Quotes by Paloma Faith

I choose not to believe in superstitions. On race day, I have plans that I follow. I don't necessarily think about brushing my hair a certain way or doing certain things that make no sense as it relates to my...

Quotes by Mark de Jonge

Prejudice is like a hair across your cheek. You can't see it, you can't find it with your fingers, but you keep brushing at it because the feel of it is irritating.

Quotes by Marian Anderson

Even though I was very young, it was traumatizing seeing someone try weird things on their skin all for the sake of being lighter. It's as common as relaxing your hair or maybe even brushing your teeth. I had friends...

Quotes by Khoudia Diop

Feel Quotes

The funny thing about children is that, whichever room we're in, that's where they'll be. If I'm in the bath, they'll want to be in there too, playing with the toothbrush pot or brushing my hair.

Quotes by Keeley Hawes

I started out doing multiple characters from day one, when I got my fist job in 'Dumbo's Circus.' I'm used to getting in an argument with myself, throwing myself off a cliff, patching myself up and brushing myself off with...

Quotes by Jim Cummings

I keep pushing for the Crest Whitestrips thing. I get so many compliments on how white my teeth are, but I have to say it's not because of my brushing skills. It's from Crest Whitestrips, and that's the honest truth....

Quotes by Jill Wagner

One of the reasons I love acting is because I'm so interested in other people's lives, and I often incorporate things I hear or observe into my work. I've become a bit of a 'person addict,' and so I like...

Quotes by Jason Alexander

Over the years I must have spent thousands of hours silently brushing on the liquid coatings, preparing each sheet in anticipation of reaching the perfect print.

Quotes by Irving Penn

Hair Quotes

I put working out on my calendar as if it were a part of my job. It makes exercise as important a priority as brushing my teeth - something I need to do every day.

Quotes by Heidi Roizen

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the most personal quote in this topic?
One describes rehearsing the words to come out as gay out loud in the bathroom mirror while brushing their teeth, a small routine tied to an important moment.
Are all the quotes about literal brushing?
No, one uses 'brushing aside' figuratively, describing the act of pushing past inner obstacles on the way to a personal victory.
Is there a quote about children in this topic?
Yes, one describes kids wanting to be wherever a parent is, whether that's the bath or nearby while hair gets brushed, turning routine into shared time.
Why would brushing teeth feel like the toughest moment in a morning?
One athlete describes it that way after a demanding first practice, using it as shorthand for how exhausted and sore the body can feel.
How does this topic relate to Feel quotes?
The emotional weight behind small routines, like the coming-out moment described here, connects naturally to our Feel quotes.

Other lines describe children turning bath time into play and an athlete admitting that some mornings, even brushing your teeth feels like the hardest part. Explore our Children or Feel quotes for related themes.