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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.

I prefer doing things rather than sitting around talking about doing things.

Quotes by George Kaiser

If you are doing what everyone else is doing, there is probably not an opportunity there.

Quotes by George Kaiser

Nothing is work unless you'd rather be doing something else.

Quotes by George Halas

The shortest answer is doing.

Quotes by George Herbert

The thing is, I'll always be a touring artist. It's what I am; that's what I love doing.

Quotes by George Ezra

I grew up with Al Jarreau. We had a band together and worked these places for three years when neither one of us knew we could make a living doing music.

Quotes by George Duke

There are a lot of times that if a detail in a scene or a beat, feels unnatural, they'll allow me to explore another direction to go until we're all comfortable with what we are doing.

Quotes by George Eads

We must not sit still and look for miracles; up and doing, and the Lord will be with thee. Prayer and pains, through faith in Christ Jesus, will do anything.

George Eliot

You stayed up on the record business by knowing who was doing what. You watched the Phil Spectors. That's what told you what to do, what was hot.

Quotes by George Clinton

After doing One Fine Day and playing a pediatrician on ER, I'll never have kids. I'm going to have a vasectomy.

Quotes by George Clooney

I have been doing music all my life so everyday when I get up I expect music will be part of it.

Quotes by George Benson

Nothing is worth doing unless the consequences may be serious.

George Bernard Shaw

I think what Bob Shiller and I are doing is we're focusing on macroeconomics and the role of psychology in macroeconomics.

Quotes by George Akerlof

I think the way we're doing computer vision is just wrong.

Quotes by Geoffrey Hinton

My view is we should be doing everything we can to come up with ways of exploiting the current technology effectively.

Quotes by Geoffrey Hinton

We form cities in order to enhance interaction, to facilitate growth, wealth creation, ideas, innovation, but in so doing, we create, from a physicist's viewpoint, entropy.

Quotes by Geoffrey West

I spent most of my career doing high-energy physics, quarks, dark matter, string theory and so on.

Quotes by Geoffrey West

The Lamb's Club is going to be a luxury bar and grill; we're not doing an overly fancy restaurant. We wanted to make a space that people will come to every day, almost like a very high-end bistro.

Quotes by Geoffrey Zakarian

What I have found is that my fan base will follow me to whatever I'm doing. They gave me a big tune-in for Hallmark. They were just happy to see me working again, and my job is not to disappoint...

Quotes by Genie Francis

My role is not to choose between safeguarding the economy and protecting the environment - it's about doing both.

Quotes by Geoff Hoon

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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.