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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.

I have a lot of respect for Brock. I was down in OVW with him, and I was there a few months before he came. We all knew he was coming, but when he came, he was humble and a...

Quotes by Randy Orton

I went through this delayed-adolescence thing. I didn't want to be tied down to a family.

Quotes by Randy Quaid

When I was a kid and the carnival would come to the shopping centre, I'd go down and talk to all the people running the rides. I like that whole lifestyle, moving from town to town in a nomadic existence.

Quotes by Randy Quaid

The peak of a career can only last so long. You go up and you try to maintain it. But, it can only last so long and then you're going to go down.

Quotes by Randy Travis

I can't walk down the street with my head up. I'm not a hat wearer, but now I'm a hat wearer.

Quotes by Randy Harrison

I don't want to be the center of attention. My posture has changed. I walk with my head down and shoulders slumped. Suddenly I carry myself as if I'm ashamed of something.

Quotes by Randy Harrison

I don't want to be held down by genres so much.

Quotes by Randy Jackson

Every actor's deepest desire is to reach a huge audience. So, I don't look down upon commercial cinema... there's a beauty in it that you understand sooner or later.

Quotes by Randeep Hooda

It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.

Quotes by Randa Haines

'3 Idiots' was remade in various languages down south, but it wasn't successful anywhere because the magic was created by Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Hirani.

Quotes by Ram Charan

Several southern actors are coming to Mumbai. Likewise, many Bollywood actors are appearing down South or borrowing ideas from southern films.

Quotes by Ram Charan

My dad was more tensed than I was a day before the release. Having learned that 'Bruce Lee' has released to the highest openings in my career, he has settled down.

Quotes by Ram Charan

Every guy should be the owner of a really nice pen. When you put your thoughts down, or whenever you're going to share something with someone, it means something if it bleeds out in a nice ink.

Quotes by Rami Malek

Deep down, classical Romantic music is what I love: Brahms, Tchaikovsky, the Romantics.

Quotes by Ramin Djawadi

I would sit at the organ and just start making up things by myself - I was maybe 7 years old, which was too young to even know how to notate music. So I never wrote anything down, but when...

Quotes by Ramin Djawadi

Many times, the way I write my themes or melodies is that I hear it, and then I sing into my phone or something, or I'll scribble down on a piece of paper.

Quotes by Ramin Djawadi

I couldn't get as big as a bodybuilder. I tried to put on as much weight in the right places as I could. My weightlifting was impressive for me, but not for some of the guys I see down at...

Quotes by Ralph Fiennes

Cadillacs are down at the end of the bat.

Quotes by Ralph Kiner

The world over, it was believed that, down the line, India will emerge as a major economy along with U.S. and China.

Quotes by Rajnath Singh

You want to be inclusive, but you can't be to the extent of having so many people involved that it slows you down.

Quotes by Rajeev Suri

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.