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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 you grew up the same way I grew up, don't listen to what certain tabloids want to tell you. They just want to steal your joy. They just want to pull you down.

Quotes by Raheem Sterling

When I used to dribble, I'd be on the wing, and I'd control it with the outside of my foot - it slows the ball down.

Quotes by Raheem Sterling

Monetary policy is like juggling six balls... it is not 'interest rate up, interest rate down.' There is the exchange rate, there are long term yields, there are short term yields, there is credit growth.

Quotes by Raghuram Rajan

I have said repeatedly that the way to sustainable growth is to bring down inflation to much more reasonable levels.

Quotes by Raghuram Rajan

I haven't heard Obama ask us for our consent when he's trying to ram Obamacare down our throats.

Quotes by Rafael Cruz

In therapy you sit down; in analysis you lie down.

Quotes by Rachel Weisz

My type is really young, short, athletic, and smart. I know, you want to be with someone who's going to be your friend - yeah, yeah, yeah. I want the Adonis line, the two down the hips to the waist....

Quotes by Rachel Nichols

The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw it.

Quotes by Rachel Gibson

Falling down doesn't matter, even if you do it a hundred times. All that matters is that you get up again.

Quotes by Rachel Hollis

I didn't grow up or learn how to fully serve myself until I got my head down in the theatre.

Quotes by Rachael Stirling

Sometimes I sit down to dinner with people and I realize there is a massive military machine surrounding us, trying to kill the people I'm having dinner with.

Quotes by Rachel Corrie

No matter what strategies you make, if you don't get the right script, everything is going to go down.

Quotes by Raashi Khanna

Kids think you just sit down and start writing. I always tell them you never do that.

Quotes by R. L. Stine

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.

Quotes by Quentin Crisp

In the '50s, audiences accepted a level of artifice that the audiences in 1966 would chuckle at. And the audiences of 1978 would chuckle at what the audience of 1966 said was okay, too. The trick is to try to...

Quotes by Quentin Tarantino

I always write these movies that are far too big for any paying customer to sit down and watch from beginning to end, and so I always have this big novel that I have to adapt into a movie as...

Quotes by Quentin Tarantino

O friend unseen, unborn, unknown, Student of our sweet English tongue, I never indulge in poetics - Unless I am down with rheumatics.

Quotes by Quintus Ennius

What I would say is that if someone faces discrimination, they should never back down. They should be self-confident and educate others not to have such an attitude.

Quotes by Punit Renjen

I've got my travelling, my packing, my after-show activities all down to a science. I used to not work out on tour; now I take a trainer with me. I do things to make sure that I can give the...

Quotes by Pusha T

The Queen is the only person who can put on a tiara with one hand, while walking down stairs.

Quotes by Princess Margaret

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.