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Just Quotes

On simplicity and things that just come together.

The word 'just' does a lot of work in these quotes, minimizing effort, describing creativity in unexpected places, or downplaying how a career path came about at all. For more, see our Being quotes.

Poverty places not just one or two obstacles but multiple obstacles in a child's pathway to what we would consider to be regular development - cognitively, intellectually and emotionally.

Quotes by Geoffrey Canada

It's just becoming more acceptable for girls to react violently.

Quotes by Geoffrey Canada

Basically, Pizza Hut just backed out on the ad agency at the last minute. They got fired and we got fired. It was a simple as that. We do stuff like that on and off.

Quotes by Gene Ween

Once you have a hit, it just becomes another old song.

Quotes by Genesis P-Orridge

I'd rather just be the girl who likes to eat a lot of food.

Quotes by Genesis Rodriguez

Zen, per se, is not just an art, it's not just a religion, it's a realisation.

Quotes by Gene Clark

I just felt that space was the next thing coming in aviation. It was higher, faster. It had the risk.

Quotes by Gene Kranz

It's just nerve-wracking in general to write 'Superman,' right? I'm a life-long superhero fan, and he is the character that kicked off the entire genre.

Quotes by Gene Luen Yang

Eventually, I just couldn't imagine myself being in a cubicle for my entire career.

Quotes by Gene Luen Yang

The ship's transporters - which let the crew 'beam' from place to place - really came out of a production need. I realized with this huge spaceship, I would blow the whole budget of the show just in landing the...

Quotes by Gene Roddenberry

We were into Hendrix and Cream, who were like the heaviest bands around at that time. We just wanted to be heavier than everybody else!

Quotes by Geezer Butler

I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in.

Quotes by Geezer Butler

Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just walked into the studio and went, bah, bah, bah, and everybody joined in and we just did it.

Quotes by Geezer Butler

I have so many favorite authors; I can't name just one.

Quotes by Gena Showalter

Get the shuttle out of the garage. It's in its prime of its life. How could we just put it away?

Quotes by Gene Cernan

As we get older, we tend to think it is less OK to be vulnerable and to feel what we feel. It's kind of bull. We all still feel things pretty deeply. It just becomes less socially acceptable to express...

Quotes by Gayle Forman

Educating girls just one year beyond the average fourth grade education increases their eventual earnings by 10 to 20 percent. Every additional year of secondary education can increase future wages by 15 to 25 percent.

Quotes by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Don't hesitate or talk about what you want to do. Just do it.

Quotes by Gbenga Akinnagbe

I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.

Quotes by Gedde Watanabe

I don't enjoy cricket. I just take it as a priority... something that I have to do.

Quotes by Gautam Gambhir

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "just" mean in each of these quotes?
The word is used in a few different ways here - "just" meaning "only" (needing just two star players), "just" meaning "simply" (TV is just film in smaller pieces), and "just" meaning "as much as" when comparing creativity between game makers and filmmakers.
Is there a quote here naming real athletes?
Yes: "We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax," naming two real baseball players as the standard for building a winning team.
Is there a quote comparing creativity across industries?
Yes: "Personally I find there is just as much if not more creativity among game makers as there is among feature filmmakers," making the case that video game creators are just as creative as filmmakers. For more comparisons of tastes and preferences, see Like.
Is there a quote about how a career path unfolded unexpectedly?
Yes: "I never really planned on making action films. It just kind of happened," a short reflection on an unplanned career direction. For more first-person reflections on identity, see Being or About.
How does this page compare to Always quotes?
This page's quotes use "just" mostly to mean "only" or "simply," describing specific one-off situations, while Always deals with consistency and habits over time.

Related pages include our Always quotes and About quotes, both useful for similarly understated reflections.