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Show Quotes

On showing up, performing, and proving it.

This collection touches on showing up in different settings - students arriving at schools without enough resources for their needs, and fans showing up wild for a metal concert. Related reading: First.

Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.

Quotes by Aesop

I did a school fashion show, and I got scouted there, but I wasn't very interested in modeling at that point.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

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Quotes by Adrienne Mayor

I was in a fashion show and I had on a strapless top. When I got to the end the top was down.

Quotes by Adriana Lima

Business Quotes

Certainly, if it had been anything other than an HBO show I'd probably still be in Mexico now with a Mexican wife and kids.

Quotes by Adrian Grenier

I want to show people that environmentalism can be fun!

Quotes by Adrian Grenier

As a main ingredient to the show, it has to have truth, represent truth, or else it won't last.

Quotes by Adolph Green

The democracy we are constructing must be able to show its usefulness and relevance.

Quotes by Adolfo Aguilar Zinser

Rumours are a part of show business.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

First Quotes

This is the point in the show where we say, 'Oh, what else do we have in the van that's flammable?'

Quotes by Adam Savage

Biceps for show, triceps for go.

Quotes by Adam Peaty

I love 'The Wire;' that's my favorite show, so I'll watch that.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Playing a show before thousands of people is a highly unnatural state and when I get on the mat to do an hour of yoga before the show, I come out physically relaxed.

Quotes by Adam Levine

Every show with my Jazzmaster is like a new show.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

Just Quotes

I didn't have any success in show business until I was 30 to 31 years of age.

Quotes by Adam Carolla

'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.

Quotes by Action Bronson

Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all.

Abraham Lincoln

'The View' was a show I watched since it began.

Quotes by Abby Huntsman

When I was starting out, William Goldman took me under his wing, and he's still the person I show pages to.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

Like Quotes

Decisions are made by those who show up.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

Frequently Asked Questions

What are these "show" quotes about?
They cover kids showing up at under-resourced schools, the energy of a metal show, performing for the USO from a young age, and a saying about showing what you've got.
Is there a quote about kids facing challenges at school?
Yes — one quote notes that "Kids in urban and rural areas face so many challenges, and they show up at schools that don't have the extra capacity or extra resources to meet their needs."
Is there a quote about the energy at a live music show?
There is. One line says, "anytime at a metal show, fans are going to be going crazy." Browse more on our Like quotes page.
Is there a quote about performing for the USO as a child?
Yes — one speaker recalls, "The first show I did for the USO, I was nine years old," adding they've "been involved with the USO really my entire life." See more on our First quotes page.
Is there a quote about showing what you've got?
Yes. One quote puts it memorably: "Those that don't got it, can't show it. Those that got it, can't hide it." For more, see our Business and Just quotes pages.

A lifetime of USO shows starting at age nine sits alongside a blunt observation that real talent is impossible to conceal, and its absence just as hard to fake. See also Business and Just.