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Doing Quotes

On action, effort and the discipline of doing the work.

These lines describe doing in its many forms: the overlap between film and television production, the uncertainty built into research, and committing to work you believe in even without much recognition. For more, see our Action quotes.

If anything, I was the definite edge of the spear into The Attitude Era, I believe, so it was way before its time, the stuff I was doing, and it kind of set the tone for what was to come.

Quotes by Goldust

The wrestling community loves the Rhodes Family - not only loves them, but we know what we're doing.

Quotes by Goldust

There is a national consensus building here that drugs are doing a great deal of damage to the Bolivian society.

Quotes by Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

The Iraqi regime was supporting terrorist cells all over the world. We had to expel three Iraqi diplomats from the Philippines because of evidence that they were either in touch with Abu Sayyaf or doing their own espionage.

Quotes by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I was in L.A. during an earthquake in 1994, an experience that really stressed me out. I started doing yoga to calm my nerves.

Quotes by Gloria Reuben

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else.

Quotes by Gloria Steinem

I wanted to be on the stage, doing very important emotional roles.

Quotes by Gloria Stuart

I'm doing it. I'm going to become a mom.

Quotes by GloZell

Instagram is a personal subscription. It's like your own personal magazine. It's like doing a photo shoot for no money, which is cool.

Quotes by Goapele

I've had many strike partners over the years and usually their aim is to outscore you - and take great pleasure in doing so.

Quotes by Glenn Murray

Winning and scoring at places like Chelsea is what you grow up dreaming of, so doing so with Bournemouth was a moment to cherish.

Quotes by Glenn Murray

There are right and wrong reasons for doing solo projects, and this album was done for the right reasons. At the time there was no Judas Priest and I certainly wasn't going to hang my hat up on my musical...

Quotes by Glenn Tipton

But this is what I want to do, and it is what I will continue doing until Judas Priest finishes, which, at the moment, I can't see that yet. It could be three years or five years, who knows?

Quotes by Glenn Tipton

Parenting is the most important thing to many of us, and so it's also the place we're most vulnerable. We're all a little afraid we're doing it wrong.

Quotes by Glennon Doyle Melton

Being a mother is a little like 'Groundhog's Day.' It's getting out of bed and doing the exact same things again and again and yet again - and it's watching it all get undone again and again and yet again....

Quotes by Glennon Doyle Melton

The more I come to recognize my story's place in God's grander Story, my once-bewildered questions are turning to psalms of thanksgiving at the wonder that I have been included in what He is doing.

Quotes by Gloria Gaither

We're doing Circle of Snakes, we open up with Skin Carver and we are throwing in Skull Forest later on.

Quotes by Glenn Danzig

I know they are going to be doing a box set in Europe of Danzig 5 and 6 and some other stuff.

Quotes by Glenn Danzig

So writing a song is much harder than doing a classical piece for me, because in a classical piece, I can just let the mood dictate what's going to happen.

Quotes by Glenn Danzig

I've read somewhere that when you're writing, you should stop while you're doing well so you always want to go back to work.

Quotes by Glenn Frey

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "doing" mean across these quotes?
The quotes use "doing" to describe the actual craft of working (film vs. TV production), following through on belief in your own work, playing certain kinds of roles, and even the nature of research itself.
Is there a quote comparing film and TV work?
Yes: "When you're doing the work, film and TV are exactly the same. TV is just film in reduced pieces." For more on taking action rather than just planning, see Action.
Is there a witty quote about research here?
Yes: "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing" is a short, self-aware take on the research process.
Does this page include anything about acting roles or casting?
Yes, one quote describes being cast more often as a villain-type ("more Iago than Hamlet") while insisting the real goal is playing people doing the right thing rather than simple villains. For more on positive action, see Doing Good.
Is there a quote about believing in your own work despite doubt?
Yes, one recalls finding award shows hard to watch early in a music career, "because I believed in what I was doing" even while unsure of having a real shot. For more short, punchy takes on getting things done, see Doin or Doers.

Also see our Doing Good quotes for a values-driven angle, or Doers quotes celebrating people who take action.