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Geez Quotes

Casual exclamations, from sports commentary to old radio friends.

These geez quotes catch the word as an everyday exclamation, showing up in offhand comments about a sports roster, a musician's talent, and even a note about staying detached from a notorious case.

I grew up watching 'Rambo' and 'Rocky' and all of those movies, so you have a surreal moment, even as an actor, when you're in front of these guys, whether it's DeNiro or Stallone. You have a moment like, 'Geez,...

Quotes by Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

If anyone should be executed, it should be Charles Manson. Do I go around during the daytime, 'Geez, I'm upset that he's alive'? No, I don't even think about him. I don't think about this case.

Quotes by Vincent Bugliosi

I have great fun with the Togs - Terry's Old Geezers and Gals. They're a group that formed around me over the years of my radio shows. They are loyal to me and I'm loyal to them, so I've been...

Quotes by Terry Wogan

Geez, I just played cricket because I loved the game. I never thought about it much, never really had any formal coaching.

Quotes by Steve Waugh

Album Quotes

When hearing aids were first mentioned, I pictured myself as that old geezer at the back of the church with the whistling ear trumpet, but you can't see these Phonak hearing aids, and people don't realise you've got them in.

Quotes by Roger Taylor

I don't wanna look like a 65-year-old geezer, you know, and I can't really see it happening.

Quotes by Pete Burns

You need to have camaraderie in the clubhouse. Wherever you're working, be it a baseball team or at a business, you want to walk in there and say, 'Geez, it's great to be at work. Let's go get 'em,' as...

Quotes by Pat Gillick

Bach was a top harmonist geezer, which is why the jazz cats love him.

Quotes by Nigel Kennedy

You look at any roster and you say, 'Geez, he's pretty good. He's pretty good. He's talented. He comes off the bench?' All of a sudden, it's, 'Geez, that's a pretty good roster they got right there.'

Quotes by Nick Nurse

Alive Quotes

While my favorite book of short stories is Fredrick Brown's 'Nightmares and Geezenstacks,' my favorite single story is 'Sound of Thunder,' by Ray Bradbury.

Quotes by James Luceno

The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.

Quotes by Geezer Butler

The truth about filmmaking is you have all these ideas and you're trying to convince everybody that they should buy into this idea, but at two o'clock in the morning when you're all on your own you're going, 'Geez, I...

Quotes by Gavin Hood

I am an old geezer: a grandpa kind of a guy. I was born October 19, 1931. I have gray hair, a beard, and a little pot belly. I have two children who are over 30 years old and a...

Quotes by Ed Emberley

If I really believe that visual representation and narrative are ways to convey important, complex ideas, and if the world is gravitating toward this form, then geez, I better do it myself. I want to do it myself.

Quotes by Daniel H. Pink

Believe Quotes

To voice one's curmudgeonly thoughts - 'I hate tattoos,' 'If that kid says 'like' even one more time, I'm going to fire him,' and such things, instantly labels one as a geezer.

Quotes by Charles Murray

I remember, even in college, reading Cliffs Notes about a book and thinking to myself, 'Geez, that sounds like a good book. I should probably read it.'

Quotes by Charles Bock

I had fans, and the industry and everybody saying, 'Keep the Righteous Brothers going; keep the music alive,' and I really didn't want to do that. I had sung with a couple of guys who would supposedly be really good...

Quotes by Bill Medley

I saw Deep Purple live once and I paid money for it and I thought, 'Geez, this is ridiculous.' You just see through all that sort of stuff. I never liked those Deep Purples or those sort of things. I...

Quotes by Angus Young

I was a Vietnamese kid with a mullet hair cut. I had all Westie mates, and, geez, a Vietnamese guy with a mullet doesn't work; no wonder I couldn't get a girlfriend for so many years.

Quotes by Anh Do

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes use the word geez here?
This collection gathers casual, exclamatory uses of "geez" as an expression of surprise, mild frustration, or approval, rather than any single deep theme. It also touches on the related term "geezer," used affectionately for older or veteran figures.
Why would someone search for geez quotes?
People often look for this kind of quote to find relatable, conversational language capturing a quick reaction of surprise or disbelief. It's less about philosophy and more about capturing an authentic, informal voice.
Is geez used here for sports commentary?
Yes, one quote uses "geez" twice to react to an impressive roster and a talented player coming off the bench, capturing genuine surprise at unexpected quality. It shows the word's use as a quick, informal reaction in casual sports talk.
Does geezer appear as a term of respect in this collection?
Yes, one quote calls Bach a "top harmonist geezer," using the term with clear admiration from jazz musicians. Another references "Terry's Old Geezers and Gals," a loyal group formed around years of radio shows.
Is there a quote reacting to a serious topic with geez?
Yes, one quote uses "geez" while explaining that the speaker doesn't dwell on thinking about a notorious criminal case or whether its subject is still alive. It shows how the exclamation can defuse tension around an otherwise heavy topic; see Alive for more on that theme.

The word also turns up as "geezer," describing both a jazz-loving harmonist and a loyal group of radio listeners called the Old Geezers and Gals. See the Believe and Better collections for more offhand wisdom.