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Den Quotes

Quotes on the room people retreat to

The den turns up here as everything from a lion's den fought for in the ring to a literal room at home — a man cave with a TV, karaoke gear, or a country star's memorabilia. It reads as half danger, half comfort.

The Smithsonian should box and preserve Tim McGraw's Nashville den for a future exhibit entitled 'Early 21st Century American Man Cave.'

Quotes by Stephen Rodrick

When you are challenging for the world title, you've got to go into the lion's den to try and rip that belt away from the champion.

Quotes by Naseem Hamed

I don't actually go to that many conferences. I do that a couple of times a year. Normally, I am not recognized; people don't throw their panties at me. I'm a perfectly normal person sitting in my den just doing...

Quotes by Linus Torvalds

My mother thought Hollywood was a den of iniquity, and people came to terrible bad ends there.

Quotes by Kitty Carlisle

American Quotes

Woe to us if we get our satisfaction from the food in the kitchen and the TV in the den and the sex in the bedroom with an occasional tribute to the cement blocks in the basement!

Quotes by John Piper

My office doubles as a karaoke den for the neighborhood. There are strobe lights and Rock Band plastic guitars, a disco ball and a fog machine and some other things. I have a really long work day, and you might...

Quotes by Jeff Kinney

I often go into the lions' den and engage with those I know oppose my views, because I want to understand what other people think.

Quotes by Gina Miller

Founders Den provides the kind of collaborative and creative atmosphere to foster new ideas not only for emerging new businesses, but government as well.

Quotes by Gavin Newsom

When I need guidance or just to kvetch or to bounce ideas off of people, I go to Gail Simone, who is very much kind of the den mother of all of us who are working comics.

Quotes by G. Willow Wilson

Bad Quotes

I had to make a name up, and it came from one of my sisters; she was a fan of Frankie Laine. The 'Denny' thing, in those days, everyone had a backyard, and a den to hang out. I think...

Quotes by Denny Laine

There's nothing new about European anti-Americanism. To go to a dinner party of intellectuals in Paris in 1960 was like walking into a tiger's den with a piece of raw meat in your hands.

Quotes by Charles McCarry

After all those days in the cotton fields, the dreams came true on a gold record on a piece of wood. It's in my den where I can look at it every day. I wear it out lookin' at it.

Quotes by Carl Perkins

Books like Munro's are so deeply personal and idiosyncratic that it feels like a violation to subject them to the crude business of committee meetings and PR releases; you might as well storm a butterfly den with a klieg light.

Quotes by Ben Dolnick

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Den quotes page cover?
Den shows up here in several senses: a lion's den as a symbol of danger, a home den as a personal hideaway, and a den as a room built for entertaining. It's a word-based page rather than a single narrow topic.
Why would someone search for quotes about a den?
The den is often the most personal room in a house, so quotes referencing it tend to say something about identity, hobbies, or how someone chooses to relax. That makes it a natural fit for home or lifestyle-themed posts.
Is there a quote here about going into the lion's den?
Yes, one fighter describes challenging for a world title as walking into the lion's den to take the belt away from the reigning champion. It's a strong quote for anything about competition or facing a tough opponent.
Does this page mention a celebrity's home den?
One quote jokes that a country singer's Nashville den deserves to be preserved as a museum exhibit representing the modern American man cave. It's a lighthearted addition if you're pairing this with our American quotes page.
Are any of these quotes more critical about how people spend time at home?
Yes, one quote warns against a life where satisfaction only comes from meals in the kitchen and television in the den, suggesting there's something hollow about that routine. It's a good, slightly cautionary quote for posts about balance or contentment.

A couple of these lines poke fun at how much American domestic life gets built around one room, cement Blocks in the basement included.