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Punch Quotes

Words on throwing, holding back, and taking a hit.

These punch quotes swing between humor and hard-earned restraint: one model jokes about wanting to punch anyone who calls them that, while a self-described former tough kid says he doesn't punch people anymore.

I don't know what a supermodel is. If they call me that, I might have to punch them. It's just so vain and so unreal.

Quotes by Waris Dirie

Son, never throw a punch at a redwood.

Quotes by Tom Selleck

I was a tough kid. I don't punch people anymore.

Quotes by Tom Sizemore

I'd been in my share of fights but never thrown the first punch, and I'm not quick to anger.

Quotes by Spencer Stone

Face Quotes

Fathers should start teaching the boys how to punch.

Quotes by Scott Thompson

Do this rubber guard stuff and I'll punch you in the nose.

Quotes by Royce Gracie

I used to collect computer punch cards from the data centers.

Quotes by Ross Perot, Jr.

My older brother used to punch me all the time because I was a nerd.

Quotes by Rick Harrison

I don't ever want to have a job where I just punch a clock.

Quotes by Peter Stormare

First Quotes

Films are artifice. We're telling stories on film. At the same time, when it works, there is a real tough immediacy and spontaneity to it, and a punch.

Quotes by Paul McGann

One tires of combat, although I can still throw a punch, you know.

Quotes by Paul Keating

As a boy, I was a member of a club run by the famous reptile showman Ross Allen, and the club sent its members pseudoscientific papers mimeographed on construction paper with a three-hole punch.

Quotes by Padgett Powell

I've spent my fortune, tarnished my public view and made myself the brunt of punch line after punch line.

Quotes by Mindy McCready

I punch left-handed.

Quotes by Mike Weir

How Quotes

The last time I threw a punch was in primary school, and that was probably a slap.

Quotes by Martin Compston

They reality is that we have 70% of our voters use a punch card system that I tried to change and that bipartisan resistance in the legislature stopped.

Quotes by Kenneth Blackwell

Miocic has that knockout punch. I was completely dizzy a few moments when we fought.

Quotes by Junior dos Santos

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

Quotes by Joe Biden

We used to go to the fairground, and there's that punchable thing that measures your power. It was from one of those that I knew I could punch.

Quotes by Jimi Manuwa

Just Quotes

I'm kind of a nerd. A square. And I'm terrible at telling jokes. I always forget the punch line.

Quotes by Jeff MacNelly

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of punch quotes are collected here?
They range from a lighthearted complaint about being called a supermodel to serious reflections on giving up fighting and a father's warning about hitting a redwood tree with your fist.
Is there a quote about voting systems?
Yes, one quote references a punch card voting system and the speaker's frustration trying to change it against legislative resistance.
Does any quote describe leaving fighting behind?
Yes, one speaker recalls being a tough kid growing up but says fighting isn't part of who they are anymore, marking a shift toward restraint.
What's the meaning behind never hitting a redwood?
It's fatherly advice warning against picking fights with something far bigger and tougher than yourself, using a giant tree as the image.
Do the quotes ever mention getting hit in the face?
The quotes focus more on throwing punches than receiving them, though the theme naturally connects to Face quotes about physical confrontation.

A punch-card voting system gets an unrelated mention tied to election frustration, showing how far the word can stretch. Elsewhere, fatherly advice lands squarely on caution, warning against picking a fight Just to prove a point against something bigger than you.