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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'd love to see Kate Bush, full stop.

Quotes by Sue Perkins

I hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I'm gone.

Steven Wright

I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.

Steven Wright

To fix Social Security, we should first stop using the Consumer Price Index to adjust benefits for inflation. Using the C.P.I. overstates the impact of inflation and has also led to larger increases in benefits for Social Security recipients than...

Quotes by Steven Rattner

My brothers bullied me, so I cried a lot as a kid. It was the only defense I had. Telling them to stop wouldn't work. The crying would bring my dad. Dad was my cavalry.

Quotes by Steven Adams

I would say my hardest opponent that I have to face has to be probably Rod Strickland. He's very strong. He's a guy who gets to the basket, and when his jump shot is on, it's really hard to stop...

Quotes by Stephon Marbury

We're going to do whatever is necessary to build the border wall, to stop this ongoing crisis of illegal immigration.

Quotes by Stephen Miller

The U.S. government has a sacred, solemn, inviolable obligation to enforce the laws of the United States to stop illegal immigration and to secure and protect the borders.

Quotes by Stephen Miller

The climate-change industrial complex pontificates that the U.S. has to stop using coal to save the planet. But even if the U.S. cut our own coal production to zero, China and India are building hundreds of coal plants. By suspending...

Quotes by Stephen Moore

I'm more of a shirt, jeans and trainers man, and I'll never stop that.

Quotes by Stephen Graham

Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.

Quotes by Stephen Covey

People didn't stop spending money, they just spent it on things that complement their PCs.

Quotes by Stephen Baker

I'm lucky that most of the time I'm on location in amazing places. Most of the time, I don't need holidays, I just stop working.

Quotes by Stephanie Beacham

If people stop liking my clothes, I'll make a record.

Quotes by Stella McCartney

We have to stop thinking about ourselves so much and start thinking about the environment. We have to change.

Quotes by Stefanie Powers

If you don't want to be a slave, stop acting like a slave.

Quotes by Stefan Molyneux

Maybe I'm naively romantic, but I do believe that spice and excitement doesn't stop once a couple gets together.

Quotes by Stana Katic

Thankfully, we didn't stop at Malta. I think Malta was thankful, too.

Quotes by Spike Milligan

Unlicensed illegal immigrants drive on our roads and interstates without insurance, and there is little that our law enforcement officials can do to stop them.

Quotes by Spencer Bachus

If I stop practising, I will be an average singer. There are a lot of singers I know who hardly practise, yet sing well.

Quotes by Sonu Nigam

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.