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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.

When I raise my hand to take the oath on Swearing In Day, I will have the Bible in my other hand. I do not subscribe to using the Koran in any way.

Quotes by Virgil Goode

I work early in the morning, before my nasty critic gets up - he rises about noon. By then, I've put in much of a day's work.

Quotes by Virginia Euwer Wolff

I always went to Ireland as a child. I remember trips to Dundalk, Wexford, Cork and Dublin. My gran was born in Dublin, and we had a lot of Irish friends, so we'd stay on their farms and go fishing....

Quotes by Vinnie Jones

I'd like to be the romantic lead one day, but I've got to grow my hair first.

Quotes by Vinnie Jones

I took the LSAT the day 'Jersey Shore' premiered, and after that I was too busy to go to law school.

Quotes by Vinny Guadagnino

And that's what people want to see when they go to the theater. I believe at the end of the day, they want to see themselves - parts of their lives they can recognize. And I feel if I can...

Quotes by Viola Davis

I count my blessings every day for getting to play Josh in 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.'

Quotes by Vincent Rodriguez III

One day we are a hero, another day we are a zero. Without me, Cardiff would have gone bust. Because of my investment, we got promoted.

Quotes by Vincent Tan

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

Quotes by Vincent Van Gogh

I drive out to this quail farm, where I get a lot of these incredible quail eggs, which I eat all day long. And I eat a lot of superfoods like goji, cacao and chia seeds, things like that. And...

Quotes by Vincent Gallo

Once you achieve a goal and you are on that high, you have to consciously pull yourself in to say, 'I need to have the same hunger and desire as when I had nothing.' That's the hardest thing to do...

Quotes by Vincent Kompany

I think New York style is unique because there's something resourceful about it. Utilitarian. Whereas in Los Angeles, I find people make their cars a day closet. Which, I guess, is resourceful in a different way.

Quotes by Vincent Piazza

But you know the thing that I thing oftentimes gets ignored and neglected is there was 10 or 12 years of life before I met Amy and before she met me, where you know, whatever happened was probably going to...

Quotes by Vince Gill

The thing that intrigued me about 'Breaking Bad' from day one was the idea of taking a character and transforming him.

Quotes by Vince Gilligan

'Breaking Bad'... the beauty of it is, some people are always going to love 'Breaking Bad' more. But I run into people every day now who say 'Better Call Saul' is their favorite of the two. I love hearing that....

Quotes by Vince Gilligan

Separation is very important to me. I don't strive to be a celebrity. My music has nothing to do with me at the end of the day. Once it's made and it's purchased, it belongs to whoever.

Quotes by Vince Staples

Hopefully it will be possible to get all our other albums in American shops one day so if people are interested they can hear it but I'm hoping that people are going to be interested in what we are going...

Quotes by Ville Valo

I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.

Quotes by Ville Valo

As long as you live keep smiling because it brightens everybody's day.

Quotes by Vin Scully

That really is my trademark. Day to day, week in, week out. If something happens and the crowd roars, I shut up.

Quotes by Vin Scully

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.