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Direction Quotes

Choosing which way to go.

A simple piece of advice opens this page - ride the horse the way it's already going - paired with the idea that surrounding yourself with better people naturally pulls you in a better direction. Related pages include Go.

I had written rap songs in the early '90s and even did a couple homemade rap songs with my brother in like '88 or '89, but it was just like... I don't even know how to say it. Just plain...

Quotes by Aesop Rock

Films need a good direction, strong scripts, and hardworking actors. 'Wazir' has all of these.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

Auditioning and actually acting on a set are two different things. When you audition, you're in a room and you don't have anything to play with and you don't have anything physically in the room. Whereas on set, you have...

Quotes by Adelaide Kane

The whole Bond thing has gotten so dour with the direction they've been going in, it feels like they need to move back to Pierce Brosnan-style fun Bond again. If they did that, Dan Stevens would be the perfect choice.

Quotes by Adam Wingard

Country Quotes

It just seemed like Buddhism, especially Tibetan Buddhism - because that's mainly what I've been exposed to - was a real solid organization of teachings to point someone in the right direction. Some real well thought out stuff. But I...

Quotes by Adam Yauch

I know that I am not entitled to anything, and when somebody thinks they are, that's a step in the wrong direction.

Quotes by Adam Scott

Something I learned in the Marine Corps that I've applied to acting is, one, taking direction, and then working with a group of people to accomplish a mission and knowing your role within that team.

Quotes by Adam Driver

The direction of the country isn't controlled by one person on top making decisions. It's a mass movement of people making a lot of individual decisions that add up to something broader.

Quotes by Adam Conover

There's a time that may come in an organization where leading by influence is not enough. When things are not going the way they need to go, there's a time when one has to step up... to set the organization...

Quotes by Abigail Johnson

Go Quotes

I personally believe that any country that has a nuclear program should conform to international regulations and should have international regulatory bodies that check to make sure that any nuclear program moves in the right direction.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily, I never had to choose between sports and theatre.

Quotes by Aaron Tveit

I didn't start working out until college. But in college I could feel my body changing, and I knew that if I didn't make some changes, I was going to go in the wrong direction.

Quotes by Aaron Schock

'Star Trek' put sci-fi on the map and changed television, and 'Battlestar' has changed it in another direction by making it a little more mainstream and acceptable to people who wouldn't normally watch sci-fi.

Quotes by Aaron Douglas

At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic.

Quotes by Ziaur Rahman

Like Quotes

The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag.

Quotes by Zebulon Pike

I'm a massive fan of Drake, and we walked right past him. He's too cool to be clapping One Direction though.

Quotes by Zayn Malik

One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.

Quotes by Zayn Malik

We needed to make a sound that's not gonna fit in with everything else - we wanted to make something that was completely unique and individual to us. We spent a lot of time trying to make a sound that...

Quotes by Zayn Malik

Me Quotes

As far as writing or directing a film, I've worked with enough people who have done that that I know it's just a whole other level of responsibility and chaos and murder that I could not see happening. For now,...

Quotes by Zak Orth

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about riding a horse in the direction it's going?
Yes, one quote reads, "Ride the horse in the direction that it's going," a metaphor for working with momentum rather than against it.
Is there a historical quote about taking command as Head of a Republic?
Yes -- one sample quote is a historical political statement: "At his direction, I have taken command as the temporary Head of the Republic." It's presented here purely as a historical statement, without further political comment.
Is there a quote about associating with people better than you?
Yes, one quote reads, "It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction."
Is there a historical quote about instructions not to hoist a flag?
Yes -- one sample quote is a historical document excerpt: "Give immediate instruction to all your posts in said territory, under your direction, at no time and on no pretence to hoist, or suffer be hoisted, the English flag." It's presented here as a plain historical excerpt, without editorializing on the events around it.
Where can I find more quotes about direction in life?
See the Go or More collections.

Other quotes take on a historical tone, describing formal instructions issued during a leadership transition and territorial orders from an earlier era. See Country or Like for related material.