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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.

Numbers have life; they're not just symbols on paper.

Quotes by Shakuntala Devi

I had a couple of producer sessions where I would walk in the room, and the producer would just look at his phone. That's heartbreaking because it's so disrespectful.

Quotes by Shalita Grant

I'm just, 'Hi, I'm Shamir. I'm gonna sing, hug you, then you can buy my album.'

Quotes by Shamir

My main goal was to have something for everyone and not just one sound.

Quotes by Shamir

If I were really being myself. I'd just curl up in the corner and knit.

Quotes by Shamir

When magic happens, it just happens, brother.

Quotes by Shaggy

I used to do three or four songs a day, just write them - boom, boom, boom, and done - because of how spontaneous I was.

Quotes by Shaggy

We're fortunate to have had success, not just in America but worldwide.

Quotes by Shaggy

Records just happen.

Quotes by Shahid Afridi

My favorite thing is to just run into fans coincidentally.

Quotes by Seth Rollins

The '90s came, and then the 2000s, and we saw radical corporate interest extremism, we've seen the disparity between rich and poor just get bigger, with globalisation and the corporate agenda on the rise ever since.

Quotes by Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I just want to give people the best album that I possibly can.

Quotes by Sevyn Streeter

I have a hard time getting over an ex. Getting over an ex is just hard, period.

Quotes by Sevyn Streeter

If I had accepted the offers to continue just for the sake of carrying on then it wouldn't have made me happy especially if it was just for money. Now I've got other projects to concentrate on.

Quotes by Sete Gibernau

On a tactical level the defensive midfielder in a 4-3-3 formation is just about the most demanding position there is.

Quotes by Sergio Busquets

I'd like to have longer hair, but mine just doesn't grow.

Quotes by Sergio Garcia

It was the summer of 1998. At that point, we were just scrounging around to find resources; we had stolen these computers from all over the department, sort of.

Quotes by Sergey Brin

Marketing is selling an ad to a firm. So, in some sense, a lot of marketing is about convincing a CEO, 'This is a good ad campaign.' So, there is a little bit of slippage there. That's just a caveat....

Quotes by Sendhil Mullainathan

I wanted other people, not just Americans, to see - I wanted to take my images to a global stage. I wanted people to see what I was seeing, 'cause I thought it was really important to see.

Quotes by Seph Lawless

Tennis just a game, family is forever.

Quotes by Serena Williams

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.