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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.

The fanatic is incorruptible: if he kills for an idea, he can just as well get himself killed for one; in either case, tyrant or martyr, he is a monster.

Quotes by Emil Cioran

Marvel's very secretive, and I'm not hiding anything, I'm not lying; it's just the way they are.

Quotes by Elodie Yung

I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.

Quotes by Elon Musk

On my lips, I just do a little bit of liner, just a color silhouette.

Quotes by Elsa Hosk

The fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees that no private property shall be taken for a public use without the payment of just compensation.

Quotes by Elton Gallegly

Maybe I just never learned my harmony part, because what everybody says sounds odd to them sounds perfectly natural to me.

Quotes by Elvis Costello

You need a platform upon which to release an orchestral record, otherwise it's just going to be an obscurity.

Quotes by Elvis Costello

I'm a working travelling musician, but just on a bigger scale.

Quotes by Elvis Costello

It's a petty thing, but I wouldn't join the Scouts when I was a kid, 'cause you had to swear allegiance to the queen. I'm just not a royalist. I think it's idiotic, a hereditary principle.

Quotes by Elvis Costello

Just the idea of seeing a type of narrative we've not seen before is a chance to be surprised.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

I just don't understand how Kerry or Obama or anybody else thought Assad was going to change.

Quotes by Elliott Abrams

It's just that a lot of songs that are popular right now, they don't have any meaning.

Quotes by Elliott Smith

I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something.

Quotes by Elliott Smith

My ideas come, wh-pheww. And I draw. Just recently, when I'm searching for ideas for paintings and sculptures, I wait for ideas, and it's always visual.

Quotes by Ellsworth Kelly

I'm actually just playing honest, whole young women.

Quotes by Ellen Page

I love playing roles that are physical, absolutely love. Whether it's just that kind of basic level of physicality or whether it's stunts.

Quotes by Ellen Page

I just don't want to be self-obsessed.

Quotes by Ellen Pompeo

I really don't like books when characters are just bad or just good.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

I'm from just outside London, near Reading.

Quotes by Ellie Bamber

I'm a normal kid, really. I just love to act.

Quotes by Elle Fanning

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.