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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.

To do common things perfectly is far better worth our endeavor than to do uncommon things respectably.

Quotes by Harriet Beecher Stowe

I am sure that no traveler seeing things through author spectacles can see them as they are.

Quotes by Harriet Martineau

As I have got older, I have become easier on myself. It's about realising things can't be perfect.

Quotes by Harriet Walter

One thing I've tried to do in writing music is take on very basic things, very archetypal things.

Quotes by Harrison Birtwistle

It's the irrational things that interest me.

Quotes by Harrison Birtwistle

When I was 20 and 30, my visions for what the world would be, all things were possible.

Quotes by Harry Belafonte

My life is a series of things that just happen.

Quotes by Harold Russell

I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them.

Quotes by Harold S. Geneen

The team that I had built was all white dudes with the same perspective on things that was at times comfortable and easy, but we weren't as innovative as our competitors.

Quotes by Harper Reed

When I first came to the United States in 1956 I fell in love with things - mainly the vitality and the freedoms.

Quotes by Harold Evans

Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

Things like Abu Ghraib and even Guantanamo are not new things: there are many precedents.

Quotes by Harold Pinter

One of the things I'm fascinated by as a traveler is watching how different countries control how they let the world encounter them.

Quotes by Hanya Yanagihara

There are three things that make a person a writer: inspiration, perspiration and desperation.

Quotes by Harlan Coben

There's some things that no amount of money can get me to do.

Quotes by Harlan Ellison

Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.

Quotes by Hans Jonas

I believe in tackling things you're afraid of.

Quotes by Hannah Storm

My sister's a singer, and she's on Twitter, and she has millions of followers. I wonder how that helps her. I think it does to an extent. I think she gets free things.

Quotes by Hannah Ware

But my whole career, I have done things my way and the way that I wanted.

Quotes by Hank Williams Jr.

There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

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.