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Stop Quotes

On silence, schedules, and knowing when to stop.

This theme covers stopping in several senses - going quiet mid-conversation, and the fixed start and stop dates that bookend a film production. For more on quiet reflection, see Being.

I'm addicted to tattoos. I can't stop; I love them.

Quotes by Adrianne Palicki

I will make a bargain with the Republicans. If they will stop telling lies about Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson II

If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the truth about them.

Quotes by Adlai Stevenson I

You never stop learning.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

Being Quotes

My favourite chant is 'you're just a fat Eddie Murphy.' When I heard that I could not stop laughing. I would prefer a 'muscular Eddie Murphy.'

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

I worked at Johnny Rockets. For one day. I had to quit because they said that anytime a particular song comes on the jukebox, all the servers have to stop and do this special sing-along and dance, and I just...

Quotes by Adam Scott

I think with musicals, it's much more part of the script. They don't want songs that would stop the show; they need songs that keep the plot moving.

Quotes by Adam Schlesinger

When I take my kid to school, all the parents stop and stare.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

I grew up cursing a lot. It felt natural. My parents told me to stop.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Doing Quotes

Once when I went over my work with my Washington University professor, the late great Stanley Elkin, he pointed to a passage of mine and said: 'Stop vamping.' It has remained a caution.

Quotes by Adam Ross

The way you really stop Al-Qaeda is by stopping their funding. It's not by carpet-bombing or land invasions or anything.

Quotes by Adam McKay

This is what the election of 2010 was about. We didn't send conservatives to Washington to flirt with Democrat proposals for higher taxes and more debt. We sent leaders to stop them.

Quotes by Adam Hasner

When trying to innovate, most people stop after 10-15 possibilities, failing to recognize that their first ideas are usually the most obvious ones.

Quotes by Adam Grant

Acting in different languages doesn't stop you from growing; on the contrary, for an artiste, it helps a lot.

Quotes by Abhimanyu Singh

Like Quotes

No one can stop me from talking about my movie.

Quotes by Abel Ferrara

A lot of people I make music with are really talented and it doesn't stop at one instrument.

Quotes by Abbie Cornish

I can't stop staring at my beautiful new baby.

Quotes by Abbey Clancy

To stop the flow of music would be like the stopping of time itself, incredible and inconceivable.

Quotes by Aaron Copland

My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it - that fellow grows, it grows wild.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Me Quotes

Let's find out what everyone is doing, And then stop everyone from doing it.

Quotes by A. P. Herbert

Frequently Asked Questions

What different meanings of "stop" show up in these quotes?
These quotes use "stop" in several ways — stopping a conversation, marking a stop date for a job, stopping people from leaving, and stopping a threat.
Is there a quote about the power of staying silent?
Yes — one quote states, "Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion," suggesting that silence can leave you left out of a conversation.
Is there a quote about jobs having a defined start and stop point?
There is. One line simply notes that in the movie business, "you have a start date and a stop date."
Is there a quote about stopping people from leaving a place?
Yes — one quote references "a big cry in California to stop everyone from running to Canada," describing a debate over people leaving. For related lines, see our Doing quotes.
Is there a quote about stopping a threat?
Yes. One quote states its position plainly: "To stop a bad guy with a gun, it takes a good guy with a gun." It's presented here as that speaker's own view. You can browse more on our Being, Like, or Me quotes pages.

A few quotes here also gesture at bigger real-world debates people wish would simply stop, without settling any of them. Related reading: Doing and Like.