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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.

There'd be days when I wouldn't eat at all because I'd be in the basement working all day.

Quotes by J Dilla

Real estate is my life. It is my day job, if you will. But it consumes my nights and weekends, too.

Quotes by Ivanka Trump

I loved saying 'swab' in my 2014 fringe show. In an otherwise very mumbly performance, there wasn't a day that I didn't absolutely chuck myself at it.

Quotes by Ivo Graham

As a worship leader, I feel this sort of responsibility to help add to the soundtrack of people's day.

Quotes by Israel Houghton

The core spirit of Pleats Please is joy, and what better emotion to wear on your skin every day?

Quotes by Issey Miyake

My personal style changes on a dime. One day, I'll be all about flowing, breezy maxi dresses, and the next, I'm in tight leather pants. It depends on the day and my mood.

Quotes by Italia Ricci

I was on my way to law school when a friend of mine at an extras agency said, 'Do you want to come to this movie set and get paid $100 bucks a day to pretend you're at a party?'...

Quotes by Italia Ricci

Every day I tell myself that reading newspapers is a waste of time, but then... I cannot do without them. They are like a drug.

Quotes by Italo Calvino

I spend 12 hours a day reading on most days of the year.

Quotes by Italo Calvino

I am playing the violin, that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.

Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

In the musician, there is a tendency to have a narrowness. It's all compartmentalized. I am playing the violin; that's all I know, nothing else, no education, no nothing. You just practice every day.

Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

One day you are up, the next down, and I have to remain calm, work, help, and learn; that is the most important.

Quotes by Isco

I grew up as a Muslim. I went to an Islamic elementary school. Most of my community was Muslim, so I grew up praying five times a day.

Quotes by Ishmael Beah

That kind of thing happens to black people every day in this country, and they don't receive that kind of sentence he did, which was to go to prison on the weekends; I think he lectured there-an outside lecturer.

Quotes by Ishmael Reed

I consider I've had a good day when, among the lines I've written, I've produced from my innermost core what I call 'the appearance of the pearl.' That could refer to a discovery, a sense of harmonious cohesiveness, or something...

Quotes by Ismail Kadare

For a writer, New York works well. Literary work is very elitist. I worked two hours a day, maximum, and the time after that was very agreeable. I walked a lot with pleasure. Those two hours augmented the day. I...

Quotes by Ismail Kadare

I write short stories. I write every day.

Quotes by Isaiah Mustafa

Idle is the day and lantern the hour as I delight in the splendor of your kiss grog.

Quotes by Isabel Yosito

It's a tough world. One moment, you're the hottest thing; there aren't enough hours in the day - you can barely catch your breath. The next moment, it's all about how many Instagram followers you have.

Quotes by Isabeli Fontana

Toner to remove make-up at the end of the day, clean the skin, and keep it fresh. Moisturizer to keep your skin hydrated - this is the most important! And I always like to travel with a mask.

Quotes by Isabeli Fontana

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.