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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.

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

Quotes by A. A. Milne

We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.

Quotes by Zygmunt Bauman

Games are awesome. Stop letting jerks hijack them.

Quotes by Zoe Quinn

My short stories have always pushed twenty pages. That's no length for a short story to be. You either do them short like Carver or you stop trying.

Quotes by Zadie Smith

Gay kids need to stop killing themselves because they are made to feel worthless by cruel and relentless bullying.

Quotes by Zachary Quinto

Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when I was going to college at Drake, so it's usually my one 'go-to' food stop when...

Quotes by Zach Johnson

If we want to preserve Heathrow's hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.

Quotes by Zac Goldsmith

I've been around some great coaches and learned a lot from every single stop I've had.

Quotes by Zac Taylor

My hustle is nonstop. I never stop hustling.

Quotes by Young Jeezy

If people don't want to come out to the ball park, nobody's gonna stop 'em.

Quotes by Yogi Berra

Stop exposing your children to danger by sending them to throw bombs and stones at soldiers and civilians.

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

When I use the word 'buzz' in successive sentences, it's clearly time for me to stop writing.

Quotes by Yance Ford

All that violence in the world, we need to stop that.

Quotes by Wyclef Jean

If you manage to stop the timber industry from cutting this forest, they'll cut that forest. If you stop oil drilling here, they'll go drill there.

Quotes by Woody Harrelson

You know, I'm worried about Szymborska. I wish she would stop smoking.

Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska

They were willing to do anything to stop me.

Quotes by Wilt Chamberlain

I want to stop war, and I want to stop disease.

Quotes by Wim Hof

I just kept on doing what everyone starts out doing. The real question is, why did other people stop?

Quotes by William Stafford

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.

Quotes by William Feather

If anybody ever points out to me I'm chewing scenery, I certainly like to stop doing that.

Quotes by William Fichtner

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.