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Day Quotes

Lines on routine, duty and the shape of an ordinary day.

These quotes span a wide range of daily experience: actors describing the grind of read-throughs and reshoots, and reflections on the discipline service members carry with them off duty as well as on. For more on the rhythm of daily life, see our Day-To-Day Life quotes.

A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Quotes by Mary Landrieu

The president's budget request today demonstrates his unwillingness to come clean on the true costs of his agenda. A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Quotes by Mary Landrieu

I started a company called Pixel Qi and the principal of as we're going, smartphones were happening, but as we go forward, the predictions were five devices per person. Do you want to charge each one of those every night...

Quotes by Mary Lou Jepsen

Fragile egos are put on the line every day.

Quotes by Mary Lou Retton

I have to paint at least two times a week, and there's not enough time in the day to do everything.

Quotes by Mary Lynn Rajskub

Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit!

Quotes by Mary Harris Jones

Thank you so much for supporting me from the day I stepped foot into the music industry. It really means something to me to have Maya Angelou speak on my behalf. It also means a lot to have Oprah on...

Quotes by Mary J. Blige

I wish I had an extra day with my mom sometimes. Or another hour in the day with my family, husband and children.

Quotes by Mary J. Blige

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

Quotes by Mary Cheney

At the end of the day, especially in retail, you've got humans serving humans. And really, the more engaged and happier the associates are, the happier our guests are. It's not complicated.

Quotes by Mary Dillon

Instead of taking a year off, I started 'Dreamers of the Day' exactly 36 hours after I sent the manuscript for 'A Thread of Grace' to the publisher!

Quotes by Mary Doria Russell

Hierarchy is is much reviled in the present day.

Quotes by Mary Douglas

His struggle for a bare living left him no time to take advantage of the public evening school. In time he learned to read, to follow a conversation or lecture; but he never learned to write correctly; and his pronunciation...

Quotes by Mary Antin

In the evening of the first day my father conducted us to the public baths.

Quotes by Mary Antin

Every day is a good day to be alive, whether the sun's shining or not.

Quotes by Marty Robbins

I got to Nashville on Labor Day weekend in 1972. And the Grand Ole Opry is still there, the Country Music Hall of Fame is still there. And the roots of country music are still there. It's where the authenticity...

Quotes by Marty Stuart

One goal of law - as we learn in law school from the first day of contracts - is to deter bad behavior.

Quotes by Marvin Ammori

Every day's a blessing, right? It's all in your control.

Quotes by Martin Starr

I don't like to waste anything. Any food left over from the night before is always eaten the next day.

Quotes by Martin Yan

It's hard being away from home. But other than that, performing is the highlight of my day.

Quotes by Martina McBride

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the theme connecting the quotes on this Day page?
The quotes gathered here touch on daily life and routine from different angles - one speaker reflects on being held accountable "twenty-four hours a day," and another describes the routine of a scene-by-scene read-through happening the day before filming, giving the page a loose, everyday-life throughline. For quotes centered specifically on daily routines, see Day-To-Day Life.
Do these quotes come from a specific field or background?
They span a few different worlds - one is a personal reflection on skin and diet changes since college, another discusses accountability among those serving in Iraq, and two more describe the day-to-day realities of working on film and TV sets.
Is there a quote here about filmmaking routines specifically?
Yes, one entry describes not having "the luxury of rehearsal time on most films," explaining that a scene-by-scene read-through often happens just before shooting rather than well in advance.
What about quotes touching on imagination or escaping routine?
This page focuses more on grounded daily-life reflections, so if you're looking for quotes about mentally drifting away from the day-to-day, Daydream quotes might be a better fit.
How is this different from the Daybreak or Daylight pages?
This page's quotes are reflections tied to daily routine and experience in general, rather than the specific moment of morning or sunrise - for that, Daybreak and Daylight are the more focused pages.

Other related pages include our Daybreak quotes for morning-themed lines and Daydream quotes for something more imaginative.