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Eighteen Quotes

Quotes tied to the number eighteen and its milestones.

Eighteen turns up as a unit of time and change in these quotes, marking a normal eighteen-month cycle for making movies and an eighteen-month stretch where someone reshaped their waistline. It's a number used to measure real, tracked progress.

I'm eighteen years behind in my ironing.

Quotes by Phyllis Diller

My normal cycle for movies is eighteen months and each part is separate.

Quotes by M. Night Shyamalan

Eighteen months ago I weighed 95kg and had a 40-inch waist. Now the waist is down to 34 inches and I weigh nearly 98kg.

Quotes by Lee Westwood

I've just had eighteen straight whiskies. I think that's the record.

Quotes by Dylan Thomas

Behind Quotes

It usually takes me a year to do a book. A year or eighteen months.

Quotes by Doris Lessing

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the number eighteen used across these quotes?
It marks stretches of time, from an eighteen-month movie-making cycle to an eighteen-month personal transformation involving weight loss.
Is there a quote about physical change over eighteen months?
Yes, one speaker describes shrinking their waist from 40 to 34 inches over eighteen months, using the number to mark real progress.
Do any quotes use eighteen humorously?
One does, with the speaker joking they're eighteen years behind on their ironing, exaggerating the number for comic effect.
Is there a quote about a personal record involving eighteen?
Yes, one speaker jokingly claims a personal record of eighteen straight whiskies, treating the number as a badge of excess.
What's the overall theme connecting these eighteen quotes?
They all use eighteen as a flexible unit for measuring change, whether that's disciplined progress or self-deprecating exaggeration.

Elsewhere it turns self-deprecating, with one speaker joking they're eighteen years behind on their ironing, and another claiming a personal record of eighteen straight whiskies. Together the quotes use eighteen as a flexible marker for both discipline and excess.