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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.

What's good about talking about being victimized is that it is the beginning of being able to stop it.

Quotes by Teri Hatcher

I put a limited time on the blues. I say, 'I allowed myself to be blue for four hours, and now I'm going to stop.'

Quotes by Teri Hatcher

When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.

Quotes by Tennessee Williams

Basically, I have to stop overthinking.

Quotes by Teddy Bridgewater

There is little you can do to stop a tornado, a hurricane, or a cancer diagnosis from changing your life in an instant.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

When I walked out on the mound, I felt enclosed. You see, I'd been used to playing on pastures, where when somebody hit a ball you had to stop it from rolling. Well, this field had fences around it.

Quotes by Ted Lyons

When you're one-dimensional, someone can just focus on that and really stop that.

Quotes by Taysom Hill

Peace does not mean just to stop wars, but also to stop oppression and injustice.

Quotes by Tawakkol Karman

I kind of just got right into playing music because I could kind of stop thinking when I was concentrating on playing the guitar.

Quotes by Tash Sultana

My philosophy is, 'Eat when hungry, stop when you're full.'

Quotes by Tamara Taylor

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West. We must participate with the West on an equal footing in the reconstruction of the world.

Quotes by Tahar Ben Jelloun

I'm an actor, full stop. Not an Arab actor. Not an actor of Algerian origin. Just an actor.

Quotes by Tahar Rahim

Playwriting gets into your blood and you can't stop it. At least not until the producers or the public tell you to.

Quotes by T. S. Eliot

I don't think, because I'm going to school for something else, that I will stop being an actress.

Quotes by Sydney Sweeney

I made the contract with God years ago, that no matter what came through, I would say it, but if I ever hurt someone, I would stop.

Quotes by Sylvia Browne

We all need to find the simplest and easiest ways to help stop global warming.

Quotes by Suzy Shuster

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached.

Swami Vivekananda

When I decided to stop racing, I really wanted to give something back to the sport and for me it was always going to be about inspiring young girls and women.

Quotes by Susie Wolff

I made up my mind that I wanted everything, and nothing would stop me.

Quotes by Suge Knight

Which other people in this world stop up holes in their sidewalks with cassava, brothers and sisters? Only Indonesia itself, on account of the abundance of its food.

Quotes by Sukarno

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.