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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.

One of the most meditative times of my day is when I'm cooking.

Quotes by Gabrielle Bernstein

While my speech is getting better every day, throughout my recovery, I have been able to sing to some extent.

Quotes by Gabrielle Giffords

If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy.

Quotes by Gabrielle Reece

Even if I'm gone all day, breakfast is the one meal I always cook for my kids. I make French toast, oatmeal, or an egg burrito.

Quotes by Gabrielle Reece

A couple of my friends started having babies, and I thought, 'Maybe one day, with the right guy.' I have to find the guy first.

Quotes by Gabrielle Union

I drink a gallon of water a day.

Quotes by Gabrielle Union

It's funny because I grew up with the T.V. on 24 hours a day. And the more money I made, the more T.V.s we had.

Quotes by Gaby Hoffmann

If somebody smiles at me on the street, I'm like, 'Hi, have a nice day!'

Quotes by Gaby Hoffmann

I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.

Quotes by Gaby Hoffmann

In a comedy, after the day is done, you can figure out ways of how to make it even funnier for the next day. In dramas, it's very different - the mindset that you're in.

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

Democracy should be practiced not every six years, but every day.

Quotes by Gael Garcia Bernal

Fiction was invented the day Jonas arrived home and told his wife that he was three days late because he had been swallowed by a whale.

Quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Fame is very agreeable, but the bad thing is that it goes on 24 hours a day.

Quotes by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I almost bought a DeLorean the other day just because. If I see something that I think is cool and I like it, I'll go for it.

Quotes by Gabriel Iglesias

I never go perform somewhere alone. I've done that since day one. I've always taken other comics with me.

Quotes by Gabriel Iglesias

I don't have to worry about writing jokes. I just tell stories about things that have happened to me. As long as I'm alive and I'm living and I'm experiencing different things every day, the show will always change.

Quotes by Gabriel Iglesias

I played street football from the age of seven and later went into the varzea. Sometimes I'd play as many as three or four matches a day: I couldn't get enough of it. It'd get to the point when my...

Quotes by Gabriel Jesus

I always work on my abs, every single day. As Miss Universe, exercising your abdominal muscles is mandatory!

Quotes by Gabriela Isler

I have an office in Argentina, I go there every day, so I work.

Quotes by Gabriela Sabatini

I work out in a studio. Every day, regardless where I am, at least two hours. I need it. I can't cease it.

Quotes by Gabriela Sabatini

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.