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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.

In baseball, there's always the next day.

Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

I struggled many times when maybe it didn't look like I was struggling, and I had to work hard every day.

Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

I had to prepare physically every day, and I didn't leave many scraps for the writers.

Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

I came up under the wing of Larry Bowa, and one thing I did not do was ever take a day off from taking pregame groundballs or batting practice. Then the games were just having fun.

Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

My style is I work hard at it. I feel like I'm prepared every day.

Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

I'd rather play a double-header than speak at a banquet, and if I went to Wrigley Field knowing I had to be somewhere two hours after the game, it would bother me all day.

Quotes by Ryne Sandberg

I don't have the same respect for time as most people. I take that extra day to think about it.

Quotes by Rza

It's in my blood to be on the radio every day. I've done it since I was 16 years old.

Quotes by Ryan Seacrest

I literally get up and get to do the one thing I dreamed about doing every day. And that is being a part of a television show and a radio show that is based in Hollywood.

Quotes by Ryan Seacrest

For me, skateboarding is a lifestyle. I really don't know anything different. My life revolves around skating. If I wasn't a professional skateboarder, I'd still be skating every day.

Quotes by Ryan Sheckler

Going to college helped me, because I had four years in the conservatory program, which is close as you can get to a professional environment. It's like all day.

Quotes by Ryan Sypek

At the end of the day, I think you're on high moral ground when you respect Montana and you respect the Constitution and you do your duty as a Senator. We need to put Americans' and Montanans' interests in the...

Quotes by Ryan Zinke

As a Navy SEAL, our motto is obviously 'Never Quit,' and our only easy day was yesterday. Send in the Navy SEALS - I think it's time to send the Navy SEALS to Washington!

Quotes by Ryan Zinke

I'm not under any illusion that I'm an A-lister; I don't think I'm even on the alphabet scale. But I'm in people's houses every day - I'm there when they wake up and there when they go to bed. So...

Quotes by Rylan Clark-Neal

I knew I had to be the gay stereotype that was on the front of the papers every day. And I did my job well. I played the game.

Quotes by Rylan Clark-Neal

It's so hard to express yourself, because swimmers are pretty much paying attention to a black line for hours out of a day.

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

If I just swam all day, I'd lose it. That's why I do so many other activities. It keeps me sane.

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just...

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

I love working out. I mean, I've been doing it for about 20 years every day of my entire life. So I enjoy working out.

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

I was a better basketball player growing up in high school than I was a swimmer. Basketball to this day is my favorite sport.

Quotes by Ryan Lochte

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.