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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.

A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'

Quotes by William F. Buckley, Jr.

Stop-and-frisk is not something that you can stop. It is an absolutely basic tool of American policing. It would be like asking a doctor to give an examination to you without using his stethoscope.

Quotes by William Bratton

From my perspective the idea of resisting a democratically elected president and basically throwing everything at him and, you know, really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this president, that is where the shredding of...

Quotes by William Barr

If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don't think there's anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States.

Quotes by Will Smith

Members of the Senate and House, if they want to send troops into war, should be forced to send a family member. That would really make everyone stop and go, 'Ohhh-kaaay.'

Quotes by Will Ferrell

If I've got any authority in Hays, Mrs. Lake isn't going to pay this town a cent of license for showing, and if any man attempts to stop this show, then just put it down that he's got me to...

Quotes by Wild Bill Hickok

I don't expect an overnight change of all desktops to what the US Military used to call B3 level security. And even that would not stop users from shooting themselves into the foot.

Quotes by Wietse Venema

There is a big cry in California to stop everyone from running to Canada.

Quotes by Wayne Rogers

When your in the movie business you have a start date and a stop date.

Quotes by Wayne Rogers

To stop a bad guy with a gun, it takes a good guy with a gun.

Quotes by Wayne LaPierre

I've always been motivated to stop people from doing dysfunctional things.

Quotes by Warren Farrell

If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.

Quotes by Wanda Sykes

There's a lot of bad consequences that flow from segregation. The kids don't do as well. We live separately. We don't learn about each other. We're all Americans. And yet, we separate based on, basically, race. And I believe it's...

Quotes by Walter F. Mondale

My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?

Quotes by Walter Hagen

We'll surely stop the work of all western Christian and eastern religions, and also Islam.

Quotes by Vladimir Zhirinovsky

I can't really stop doing the music because it really feeds me.

Quotes by Vonda Shepard

Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally had an agreement on Poland. Before Roosevelt died, he realized that Stalin had broken his agreement.

Quotes by W. Averell Harriman

We need to stop illegal immigration totally and reduce legal immigration and end the diversity visas policy pushed hard by President Clinton and allowing many persons from the Middle East to come to this country.

Quotes by Virgil Goode

The anchor baby situation has got to stop.

Quotes by Virgil Goode

I can't stop people from writing imaginative stories about me entering politics.

Vijay

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.