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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.

I don't shop. I buy things that inspire me, that give me emotion.

Quotes by Giambattista Valli

I want to have records on the field and do things on the field. That's what this is about.

Quotes by Giancarlo Stanton

I cannot appreciate anybody who creates controversy over things which do not exist. I can tolerate controversy over things which truly happened, but not over inexistent things.

Quotes by Gianluigi Buffon

The things that Dirk has done for this league and for the Dallas Mavericks, it's unbelievable. And Coach Kidd was a teammate of Dirk, so for Jason Kidd to compare me with Dirk Nowitzki, it feels nice. It's a nice...

Quotes by Giannis Antetokounmpo

I like to score when I can, but if I can't do that, I like to do the other things - defense, blocking, rebounding.

Quotes by Giannis Antetokounmpo

One of the pleasant things those of us who write or paint do is to have the daily miracle. It does come.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

Human beings are interested in two things. They are interested in the reality and interested in telling about it.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

Poetry consists in a rhyming dictionary and things seen.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

The idea that we can make all things safe for all behaviors is in itself a dangerous and slippery slope.

Quotes by Gever Tulley

There are stages in life in which you have to bring things to a close because of motivation.

Quotes by Gerard Pique

I'm not psycho... I just like psychotic things.

Quotes by Gerard Way

Every museum is full of nice things. That's the opposite of before. It was important things or serious things. Now we have interesting things.

Quotes by Gerhard Richter

Evolution is what it is. The upper classes have always died out; it's one of the most charming things about them.

Quotes by Germaine Greer

To help all created things, that is the measure of all our responsibility; to be helped by all, that is the measure of our hope.

Quotes by Gerald Vann

The thing that most attracts me to historical fiction is taking the factual record as far as it is known, using that as scaffolding, and then letting imagination build the structure that fills in those things we can never find...

Quotes by Geraldine Brooks

I'm very, very leery of nonfiction books where they change timeframes and use - what do they call those things? - composite characters. I don't think that's right.

Quotes by Geraldine Brooks

For one thing, one of the wonderful things that we now have is instead of the huge budget surpluses that President Clinton left us with, we now have these huge deficits that we're going to be facing into the future.

Quotes by Geraldine Ferraro

I keep getting offered these women-with-a-disease things.

Quotes by Geraldine Page

Our planes should be full, which among other things means we have a golden opportunity... to build on the momentum reflected in the financial results we are reporting today.

Quotes by Gerard Arpey

I wear a lot of Brioni and Ferragamo and Dolce, all of those kind of things.

Quotes by Gerard Butler

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.