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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.

Democrats' definition of 'rich' - always seems to be set just above whatever the salary happens to be for a member of Congress. Perhaps that says it all.

Quotes by Steve Steckler

We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing.

Quotes by Steve Nash

The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you.

Quotes by Steve Nash

What happened in the past is just that, the past. Champion or not.

Quotes by Steve Nash

There's songs like 'Africa' that just have kind of become part of pop culture.

Quotes by Steve Porcaro

We always just go out there and do what we do. That's the way we approach all of our records.

Quotes by Steve Porcaro

The general reactions were that the video was either not going to load, or be painfully slow to load, or would require a plug-in users didn't have. YouTube changed that, because it just works.

Quotes by Steve Krug

I get called an adrenaline junkie every other minute, and I'm just fine with that.

Quotes by Steve Irwin

I produced the Buckcherry album and I just finished a band called American Pearl on Wind-Up Records. That's Creed's label. They're pretty rocking. Now I'm looking for another band to produce.

Quotes by Steve Jones

When we started off, we weren’t even thinking of being a global band. We just ended up becoming that.

Quotes by Steve Harris

Straight out of college, I worked at the Conservative Party but that was just a couple of years.

Quotes by Steve Hilton

E-mail also changed things in that you don't have to write a full document to discuss something. You can just send an e-mail to a list.

Quotes by Steve Crocker

Memphis is in a very lucky position on the map. Everything just gravitated to Memphis for years.

Quotes by Steve Cropper

Most studios in Memphis had a house set of drums; the drummers just brought their own sticks.

Quotes by Steve Cropper

It's not hard to have a second act. It's just that the second act's not going to be as exciting.

Quotes by Steve Eisman

When I started on the very first day with just one restaurant, we used to pick oregano off the stems and chop them. We still do that.

Quotes by Steve Ells

L.A. streets aren't just paved real estate but a cosmology, a manifestation of the city's sensibility.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

I just play, and I'm always trying to write songs.

Quotes by Steve Forbert

It's not a master plan to do every remake and every recreation of icons. It's just what I've been hired to do.

Quotes by Steve Carell

But I would say basically, I would just like to be remembered for what I did on the field.

Quotes by Steve Carlton

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.