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Quotes on wanting and having more.

These quotes explore the idea of 'more' - a director admitting to more confidence behind the camera than as a writer, and a novelist noting how fictional characters can carry more vitality than the people around them. Related pages include Life Quotes.

Editors are more concerned with the first chapters of a book; that's what everyone reads first in the bookstore or in the online sample.

Quotes by Mary Roach

Under the Dodd-Frank law, the SEC got the lion's share of the rules to write, more than 100 rules, and we have done an extraordinary amount of that. Eighty percent have been either proposed or adopted. So, a lot, a...

Quotes by Mary Schapiro

Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. The older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.

Quotes by Mary Schmich

My dreams were at once more fantastic and agreeable than my writings.

Mary Shelley

The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more.

Mary Shelley

There are few men more superstitious than soldiers. They are, after all, the men who live closest to death.

Quotes by Mary Stewart

The fact that he didn't get credit for a while is more the story of social injustice. But his own spirit wasn't driven by that, and wasn't dependent upon that. He just wished he had the cash to go to...

Quotes by Mary Stuart Masterson

I'm much more of a musician than a poet. I just feel much more confident about my musical abilities.

Quotes by Mary Timony

There's still not as many women in music as men, and I don't really know why. I don't have the answers. I do wish there were more women that played music.

Quotes by Mary Timony

My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.

Quotes by Mary Todd Lincoln

It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkies instead of the other way around.

Quotes by Mary Pickford

Many of my 20- and 30-something peers struggle with student loan debt and high rent, and more than once, I've erupted in laughter at the idea that I will collect any Social Security in my Betty White years.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

At the turn of the twentieth century, board games were becoming increasingly commonplace in middle-class homes. In addition, more and more inventors were discovering that the games were not just a pastime but also a means of communication.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

As it turns out, just hanging out around athletes doesn't actually make one more fit.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Using a typewriter, at times, feels more like playing piano than jotting down notes, a percussive exercise in expressing thought that is both tortuous and rewarding.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

As the U.S. prison population has surged over the decades, the legal profession's distaste for former inmates has become more conspicuous. And it isn't only law. Medical schools often have committees to evaluate cases and mitigating factors but are generally...

Quotes by Mary Pilon

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

Quotes by Mary Pipher

I used to start re-arranging my school uniform, hitching up my skirt to be more exciting-looking.

Quotes by Mary Quant

Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.

Quotes by Mary Quant

People only see permissiveness in the sense of having more.

Quotes by Mary Quant

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "More" page?
These are quotes about degree and comparison — someone admitting they have more confidence as a director than as a writer, a reflection on being "more like that" (exclusive, echo-chamber thinking) in their early twenties, and an appreciation for how horror films need a little more craft than people give them credit for.
Is this page about self-comparison?
Largely, yes — several of these quotes involve comparing one part of yourself to another, like confidence in one skill versus another, or how you've changed since your twenties. Me quotes covers similar self-reflective ground.
Is there a quote here about creative work?
Yes — the ones about directing versus writing, and about films like 'Friday the 13th' needing more craft than they get credit for, both touch on creative work and how it's judged.
How does "More" differ from <a href="/like-quotes">Like</a> quotes?
"Like" is about preference and similarity, while "More" is specifically about comparison and degree — doing something more than, or being more of, something else.
What if I want quotes about consistency instead of comparison?
Try Always quotes for that angle, or Life quotes for something broader.

Other lines touch on needing a little more of something, whether it's craft in filmmaking or personal growth over time. Continue with Like Quotes or Me Quotes.