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Things Quotes

The little word that covers everything.

"Things" is a catch-all, and the quotes collected here reflect that — a former mathematician recalling early academic interests, artists describing what inspires them, and honest admissions about not knowing what you want to become. For more on that last theme, see Life quotes.

Only things the dreamers make live on. They are the eternal conquerors.

Quotes by Herbert Kaufman

Makers of empire, they have fought for bigger things than crowns and higher seats than thrones.

Quotes by Herbert Kaufman

Well, they had a lot of the things they found in his possession. They had the map, you know, that marked the route of the parade. They had statements from the bus driver and the taxicab driver that hauled him...

Quotes by Henry Wade

Flowers are the sweetest things God ever made and forgot to put a soul into.

Quotes by Henry Ward Beecher

Couples are wholes and not wholes, what agrees disagrees, the concordant is discordant. From all things one and from one all things.

Quotes by Heraclitus

I need to do things on my own, need to be left alone.

Quotes by Henry Rollins

We need to get smarter about hardware and software innovation in order to get the most value from the emerging Internet of Things.

Quotes by Henry Samueli

One of the headaches of high-tech test programmes is having to debug the test arrangements before you can start debugging the things you're trying to test.

Quotes by Henry Spencer

I probably complicate things unnecessarily now just to give the illusion of professionalism.

Quotes by Henry Thomas

I got so tired of everybody talking about 'Stranger Things,' I think I developed a mental block against watching it.

Quotes by Henry Thomas

It isn't the oceans which cut us off from the world - it's the American way of looking at things.

Quotes by Henry Miller

Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.

Quotes by Henry Mintzberg

One of the things I enjoy the most is fishing.

Quotes by Henry Paulson

Failure is central to engineering. Every single calculation that an engineer makes is a failure calculation. Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail.

Quotes by Henry Petroski

Successful engineering is all about understanding how things break or fail.

Quotes by Henry Petroski

That's the thing with 'Lost': you can put a spin on so many things.

Quotes by Henry Ian Cusick

Though there are some disagreeable things in Venice there is nothing so disagreeable as the visitors.

Quotes by Henry James

The powers of Congress are totally inadequate to preserve the balance between the respective States, and oblige them to do those things which are essential for their own welfare or for the general good.

Quotes by Henry Knox

While I'm here on this planet, I really want to create art and do creative things.

Quotes by Henry Hopper

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.

Henry David Thoreau

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of "things" do these quotes talk about?
A wide variety - one speaker reflects on once viewing computers as "very low class" compared to pure mathematics topics like topology, while others talk about creative inspiration and childhood indecision about the future.
Is there a quote about math or science here?
Yes, one quote describes someone who saw themselves as "a pure mathematician" interested in partial differential equations and topology, and who originally thought of computers as beneath that kind of work. For more on identity and self-perception, the About page is related.
Is there a quote about creativity or inspiration?
One quote mentions always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things - a simple statement about how creative influence works. The Like page has more along these lines.
Does this page touch on career or life choices?
Yes - one quote reflects on childhood, saying the speaker could never decide what they wanted to be because they "wanted to be so many things." For more reflections on life's direction, see the Life page.
Is there anything here about intellectual work or self-importance?
There's a quote suggesting that "a certain self-importance" characterizes good intellectual work - an observation on the mindset behind serious thinking. Browse the Always page for more short, pointed observations like this one.

Because the word is so flexible, this page mixes intellectual reflection with lighter observations about art and ambition. Pair it with About quotes for a broader look at subject-driven sayings, or Like quotes for comparisons and preferences.