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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.

I wasn't just playing football on the street. I grew up on the street.

Quotes by Samir Nasri

I just look at what is best for me.

Quotes by Samir Nasri

I didn't do 'Orange' because I knew it was good. I wanted to do this because it feels good. And I just knew that was the place I needed, wanted to be.

Quotes by Samira Wiley

I'm not a tall man. I'm just a hair under 5'5.

Quotes by Samm Levine

Last year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.

Quotes by Samantha Bee

I'm an appalling flyer. I get very tense, although I no longer weep uncontrollably for no reason - I just sob if there's turbulence.

Quotes by Samantha Bond

I think we often live at a surface level, and that ends up with us in a lot of difficulty because we just function on assumptions and secondhand knowledge.

Quotes by Samantha Harvey

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.

Quotes by Samantha Morton

We are not accepting that countries just get to sit back and let the United States meet threats that are going to roost in their worlds just as easily as they are in ours.

Quotes by Samantha Power

Seek not for fresher founts afar, just drop you bucket where you are.

Quotes by Sam Walter Foss

Nobody asked how you looked, just what you shot.

Quotes by Sam Snead

Being a father is just wonderful.

Quotes by Sam Trammell

You freeze with the number of opportunities given to you and just decide to do nothing at all.

Quotes by Sam Mendes

It was just as well I found acting because I had no aptitude for anything else.

Quotes by Sam Neill

I'll never retire. I'm just using up somebody else's oxygen if I retire.

Quotes by Sam Phillips

I don't like shows, I don't like to put on a show, I just really want to work intimately with my actors.

Quotes by Sam Raimi

Texas, to be respected, must be polite. Santa Anna, living, can be of incalculable benefit to Texas; Santa Anna, dead, would just be another dead Mexican.

Quotes by Sam Houston

So many of these comics are just frustrated singers or actors - they want to get a gig doing a sitcom. It's paint-by-the-numbers comedy, lame joke-telling. They're drawn to it as a career move.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.

Quotes by Sam Kinison

Just try to be happy. Unhappiness starts with wanting to be happier.

Quotes by Sam Levenson

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.