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Cupboard Quotes

What we hide in cupboards says more than we admit.

One speaker recalls literally climbing into a school cupboard to fake a late arrival, while another keeps every fan letter tucked away for the days they need lifting up. Related moods live in Feel quotes.

There are five great ages of man - five moments when you need to reevaluate everything, clear out the cupboard and the wardrobe, and most importantly, your head. They are 13, 20, 30, 40 and 60. All men need to...

Quotes by A. A. Gill

Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories. Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart.

Quotes by Thomas Fuller

My fans' love and support keep me going. I've a cupboard which comprises letters, cards, and gifts sent by my fans. They encourage me whenever I feel low.

Quotes by Shaheer Sheikh

I did things like get in a cupboard before the teacher came in at the beginning of a lesson, and then, two minutes before the end of the class, I come out of the cupboard and go, 'Sorry I'm late.'

Quotes by Miranda Hart

Bad Quotes

To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. And if you no longer need them, then that is neither wasteful nor shameful. Can you truthfully say that you...

Quotes by Marie Kondo

I have very tidy cupboards. I do like a cupboard to look nice when you open it, with the labels facing forward.

Quotes by Louise Wilson

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it....

Quotes by John Lennon

I have a lot of energy, and if I don't keep myself busy, I go crazy. I alphabetise the spice rack, separate the Lego from the Playmobile, colour-code the knicker drawers - it's scary! My house loves it when I'm...

Quotes by Jerry Hall

I do give a great deal of forethought and zone in on character and all sorts of things like that. Never before have I just stuffed something away in the back cupboard of my brain because it was just such...

Quotes by Greg Kinnear

Crazy Quotes

Lipstick just makes me feel like I can't talk, like I am going to suffocate - like I've been locked in a cupboard and can't get out. I'm so aware of it.

Quotes by Domino Kirke

Mama had her little cough. Once or twice, some quiet sobbing, out of sight... Or the slamming of kitchen cupboard doors. That was her language.

Quotes by David Small

I need to have dark chocolate in the cupboard - Green & Black's is good, but any will do.

Quotes by Darcey Bussell

The ideal vacuum cleaner would be one you never see. It needs to not just be a cool gadget, but a product that cleans your floor correctly. I can imagine people having a cupboard full of robots that only come...

Quotes by Colin Angle

In the John Paul II days, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had the advantage of staying in his cupboard - the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - exchanging views only with the Pope, and speaking publicly only through carefully written...

Quotes by Carl Bernstein

Feel Quotes

I am not good at small talk. I will hide in a cupboard to avoid chitty-chat.

Quotes by Caitlin Moran

I have lots of clothes that I don't wear because I'm bad for impulse buying. They sit in my cupboard looking forlorn, but if I haven't worn something for a couple of months, I usually realise that it would be...

Quotes by Bat for Lashes

Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to body and mind, breeding new desires, and exploiting Nature's cupboard for their satisfaction.

Quotes by Arthur Keith

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the connecting idea behind these Cupboard quotes?
They use the cupboard as a physical stand-in for hiding, keeping, and eventually letting go, whether that's a school prank, stored keepsakes, or clutter worth clearing out.
Is there a funny story about hiding in a cupboard?
Yes, one speaker describes climbing into a school cupboard before class started and stepping out near the end to fake a late arrival, a small classroom trick remembered fondly.
There's a quote comparing love to a plant, what's that about?
It compares love to a plant that needs regular attention, warning that leaving it forgotten in a cupboard, unwatered and unattended, will cause it to wither over time.
Why does someone keep fan letters in a cupboard?
One speaker describes a cupboard full of letters, cards, and gifts from supporters, kept specifically to reread on days when they need encouragement the most.
This page is really about letting go, isn't it, anything similar?
See Good quotes for a more hopeful take on change, or Crazy quotes for lines about the mess we all quietly hold onto.

A gentler warning follows: love left forgotten in a cupboard withers like a plant nobody waters. The closing thought argues that discarding what's outlived its purpose is neither wasteful nor shameful. See Good quotes or Bad quotes.