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He Quotes

Third-person praise, from the field to the set.

This page collects quotes that describe someone else directly — a scouting comment on a hitter's known weakness, and warm praise for a footballer's skill and standing among peers. For identity-focused sayings, see Identity quotes.

Robin is one of the most native and democratic of our birds; he is one of the family, and seems much nearer to us than those rare, exotic visitants, as the orchard starling or rose-breasted grossbeak, with their distant, high-bred...

Quotes by John Burroughs

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

Quotes by John Buchan

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

Quotes by John Buchan

But egoism is more than this. It is the realization by the individual that he is above all institutions and all formulas; that they exist only so far as he chooses to make them his own by accepting them.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

But the egoist has no ideals, for the knowledge that his ideals are only his ideals, frees him from their domination. He acts for his own interest, not for the interest of ideals.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

The egoist is fooled by no ideals: he discards them or uses them, as may suit his own interest.

Quotes by John Buchanan Robinson

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

Quotes by John Bigelow

When I met Paul Ryan 22 years ago, he was a student at Miami of Ohio volunteering on my campaign.

Quotes by John Boehner

I've been wrestling with Kafka since I was an adolescent. I think he's a great aphorist, a great letter writer, a great diarist, a great short story writer, and a great novelist - I'd put novelist last.

Quotes by John Banville

I think Hazard influences the team so much that anywhere he goes you have to give him the ball.

Quotes by John Barnes

The teams which embrace the socialist ideology rather than having superstars, are the teams that are successful. Or if there are superstars they don't perceive themselves to be that. That's why I use Messi as an example. As much as...

Quotes by John Barnes

My dad came from Trinidad to Jamaica when he was 19. He had to go to Jamaica to join the British regiment, where it was based. After Sandhurst, he returned to the Caribbean as a junior lieutenant, based in Jamaica....

Quotes by John Barnes

A laborer no longer makes whole articles. He receives raw materials, puts his touch on them, and passes them to another worker in the series. When the articles are quite finished they are carried out of sight by currents of...

Quotes by John Bates Clark

A Kerry footballer with an inferiority complex is one who thinks he's just as good as everybody else.

Quotes by John B. Keane

Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible.

Quotes by John Astin

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

Quotes by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.

Quotes by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

God is not the mere dead conception to which we have thus given utterance, but he is in himself pure Life.

Quotes by Johann Gottlieb Fichte

I have a Yamaha YC-45D organ in my studio. It's actually Terry Riley's favorite keyboard, so if you find old clips of him on YouTube, he's usually playing one of these.

Quotes by Johann Johannsson

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.

Quotes by Johann Kaspar Lavater

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "He" quotes have in common?
Each one uses "he" to talk about a specific person mentioned in the quote - from a baseball comment about a hitting weakness, to football discussion about players potentially joining Madrid, to an observation about an actor's approach to his craft.
Is there a quote about sports here?
Yes, several. One is a brief scouting-style comment: "I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit." Two others discuss football, with one hoping Robinho stays with Madrid because he's seen as almost the same as Cristiano Ronaldo, and another welcoming the idea of Cristiano joining Madrid, calling him "a great player with incredible quality." For more on how image and reputation intersect in sports commentary, see the Masculinity page.
Is there a quote about acting technique?
Yes, one quote compares how different actors prepare, noting that while many like to get themselves worked up, this actor "goes the other way" and relaxes into it instead. For more on approach and inner state, see the Emotion page.
Is there a quote comparing two football players?
Yes, one quote compares Robinho and Cristiano Ronaldo, suggesting they're seen as almost the same in ability, as a reason to hope Robinho stays with Madrid. Browse the Identity page for more on how people are compared and defined.
Is there a quote highlighting a specific weakness in sports?
Yes, one quote is direct and specific: "I know Koufax' weakness. He can't hit." For more on how people connect over shared opinions like this, see the Connection page.

One entry moves off the field entirely, with an actor describing a colleague's calm, unforced approach to performing. Continue with Connection quotes or Masculinity quotes for related themes.