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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.

There's just not that many videos I want to watch.

Quotes by Steve Chen

A startup is not just about the idea: it's about testing and then implementing the idea. A founding team without these skills is likely dead on arrival.

Quotes by Steve Blank

Face-to-face customer feedback refines or validates every component of the startup's business model, not just the product itself.

Quotes by Steve Blank

Skunk works differed from advanced research groups in that they were more than just product development groups. They had direct interaction with customers and controlled a sales channel which allowed them to negotiate their own deals with customers.

Quotes by Steve Blank

Visionary CEOs are not 'just' great at assuring world-class execution of a tested and successful business model: they are also world-class innovators.

Quotes by Steve Blank

From what I hear, dogfighting is a sport. It's just behind closed doors.

Quotes by Stephon Marbury

I always thought that I would just be working in obscurity in perpetuity.

Quotes by Sterling K. Brown

I used to be a heavy gambler. But now I just make mental bets. That's how I lost my mind.

Quotes by Steve Allen

I watched television a little, but I mostly just drew and read magazines.

Quotes by Stephen Sprouse

I would just sketch everything that was being made for the collections.

Quotes by Stephen Sprouse

I guess you just fall into things when to you're supposed to.

Quotes by Stephen Sprouse

Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too.

Quotes by Stephen R. George

Actually, the 14 novels were written over a period of just over 6 years.

Quotes by Stephen R. George

You have to remind casting directors out here that you don't just do one thing. There's a lot of people who do just one thing.

Quotes by Stephen Root

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes.

Quotes by Stephen Sondheim

I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.

Quotes by Stephen Sondheim

I was a mathematician by nature, and still am - I just knew I didn't want to be a mathematician. So I decided not to take any mathematics courses.

Quotes by Stephen Sondheim

Our basic ideology coming into screenwriting was to write first and revise slowly, and things just came into place after that.

Quotes by Stephen McFeely

If Democrats oppose a border wall, they're just saying they want continued, unendingly illegal immigration.

Quotes by Stephen Miller

It's just astonishing to me that the media is so interested in how much it costs to secure our border and has no interest in the cost of refusing to secure our border.

Quotes by Stephen Miller

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.