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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.

All things must; man is the only creature that wills.

Quotes by Friedrich Schiller

Stories where the author has known very little, but run a computer program that tells him how to construct a planet, and looked up specific things about rocketry and so on, really suck.

Quotes by Frederik Pohl

I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.

Quotes by Frederick Douglass

To see things differently requires you to be wired a little differently.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

Internet and mobile product development cycles are measured in months, not years. And the capital required to get a product built and into the market is less than $1 million. And the returns, when things work out, can be enormous.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

Facebook is not an unstoppable juggernaut. There are a lot of other things people can do on the web.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

Games are the most social of all things on the web.

Quotes by Fred Wilson

I think that with me and Madlib, I was never afraid to really experiment with his tracks and things.

Quotes by Freddie Gibbs

Gary is a really impoverished town; it's in industrial decay. There's low employment and things of that nature.

Quotes by Freddie Gibbs

I like to be surrounded by splendid things.

Quotes by Freddie Mercury

VR has a whole range of things it's very good at, and there's a lot of things that it's going to be deficient at.

Quotes by Freddie Wong

I don't really spend a lot of time discounting the things I'm doing in hopes that I could be doing something else.

Quotes by Fred Savage

I collect all kinds of things.

Quotes by Fred Schneider

We've heard this before; 'things are bad, we are gonna fix them,' and they remain unfixed.

Quotes by Fred Upton

One of the things that was confusing about Limp Bizkit to some people is that our tastes were very different.

Quotes by Fred Durst

Scaling is multidimensional. Different methods address different things.

Quotes by Fred Ehrsam

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when you improvise you don't just shut out different languages, you use all the languages that you have.

Quotes by Fred Frith

Things are the way they are because they were the way they were.

Quotes by Fred Hoyle

I do not read advertisements. I would spend all of my time wanting things.

Quotes by Franz Kafka

Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.

Quotes by Franz Kafka

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.