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Down Quotes

Working the count, and watching things slip.

This page uses "down" across very different contexts — a baseball strategy built on working the count against a hitter's expectations, and a theory of absurdist humor rooted deep in the subconscious. For lighter, forward-looking sayings, try Downside quotes.

If the speaker won't boil it down, the audience must sweat it out.

Quotes by Raymond Duncan

Coming down off crack is like the worst depression. The worst.

Quotes by Ray Brown

It all comes down to interest rates. As an investor, all you're doing is putting up a lump-sump payment for a future cash flow.

Quotes by Ray Dalio

When growth is slower-than-expected, stocks go down. When inflation is higher-than-expected, bonds go down. When inflation is lower-than-expected, bonds go up.

Quotes by Ray Dalio

I worry about another leg down in the economies causing social disruption because deleveragings can be very painful - it depends on how they're managed.

Quotes by Ray Dalio

What I try to do probably doesn't come out. What I've worked out what I do - I might not be right - is to do something very personal, and then suddenly I look at it, up in the air....

Quotes by Ray Davies

A thriller needs to hold the interest of the reader from the very beginning. It needs to engage with them, hold them in rapt attention, and prevent them from putting down the book.

Quotes by Ravi Subramanian

Living at risk is jumping off the cliff and building your wings on the way down.

Ray Bradbury

My stories run up and bite me on the leg - I respond by writing down everything that goes on during the bite. When I finish, the idea lets go and runs off.

Ray Bradbury

Southwest Detroit has been through hell (excuse my directness) with Matty Moroun, his Bridge Company, and all his fancy-named subsidiaries. From blighted homes that my boys have to walk by to allowing his trucks to rumble down our residential streets,...

Quotes by Rashida Tlaib

I have fought so heavily against corporate tax breaks, especially because I've seen our schools in Detroit close down.

Quotes by Rashida Tlaib

I’ve been fortunate with the kind of work I’ve done, in terms of quality. But a lot of work didn’t get the kind of release and attention that it deserved. And, I feel little let down by our distribution system.

Quotes by Rasika Dugal

Don't ask me why the same producers cast me in their films. Maybe someone up there likes me as much as people down here.

Quotes by Raveena Tandon

There is a right time for everything. There was a time when I wanted to settle down and have a family. I wanted to give time to my kids. I had worked for nearly 19 years when I got married.

Quotes by Raveena Tandon

An actress who has worked most of her life is suddenly expected to slow down and her work taken away from her completely after marriage.

Quotes by Raveena Tandon

I don't want to ever write a book that seems like it's pandering to younger people or talking down to people who I know are very smart.

Quotes by Ransom Riggs

There are few relationships that give as unconditionally as food. I have opened and shut down restaurants and slept on the streets, but I have always bounced back because my belief in the relationship has been strong.

Quotes by Ranveer Brar

I don't follow any system. All the laws you can lay down are only so many props to be cast aside when the hour of creation arrives.

Quotes by Raoul Dufy

When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory relief is needed to make housing more affordable to more Americans.

Quotes by Randy Neugebauer

I like the idea of taking a true classic written by a true genius and destroying it essentially! I like the idea of bringing it down to earth a bit - and even a bit lower than that.

Quotes by Randy Newman

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "Down" quotes cover?
A mix of subjects - a baseball strategy about working the count down before throwing to a hitter's power, thoughts on absurdity and humor coming from deep down in the subconscious, a joke about how band names never come from some grand story, and a blunt claim about family values.
Is there a quote about baseball strategy?
Yes, one quote explains how working the count down can set up a hitter to expect a pitch to their weakness, only to throw to their power instead - a tactic for getting important outs.
Is there a quote about humor and absurdity?
Yes, one quote calls absurdity a favorite brand of humor, tying it to surrealism buried "deep down inside" the subconscious. For more on humor's darker or unexpected turns, see the Downside page.
Is there a quote about family values declining?
Yes, one quote states plainly: "Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families." It doesn't elaborate further on what's changed. Browse the Downhill page for more on decline-related themes.
Is there a quote about naming a band?
Yes, one quote humorously points out that band names never come from some elaborate story, like climbing Mount Fuji and seeing a golden dove come down at the top - it's really just, as the quote tells it, a bunch of guys sitting around working it out. For more on setbacks and reality checks, check out the Downfall and Downgrade pages.

There's also a wry story about how bands never actually get their name from some dramatic mountaintop moment, alongside a blunter complaint about eroding family values. Continue with Downfall quotes or Downhill quotes.