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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 was in several Shakespeare in the Park productions in my younger years, but I've been busy with other things for a while.

Quotes by Elizabeth Marvel

I own an e-reader, but I use it almost exclusively to read things that aren't books - student theses, unbound galleys.

Quotes by Elizabeth McCracken

There were a lot of things I loved about working in a library, but mostly I miss the library patrons. I love books, but books are everywhere. Library patrons are as various and oddball and democratic as library books.

Quotes by Elizabeth McCracken

The thing that most interests me about writing - there are lots of things, but the thing I can't do without - is the hit of happiness a lovely sentence delivers.

Quotes by Elizabeth McCracken

I've been in things that have impressed people and they've come up to congratulate you but in a kind of, you-must-think-you're-really-special way.

Quotes by Elizabeth McGovern

The funniest things just come from honesty. We have a tendency to see female characters as representative of something larger than what they are, when male characters are just characters.

Quotes by Elizabeth Meriwether

We like to take impossible things and actually make them happen.

Quotes by Elizabeth Diller

Concentrate on the things that matter to you.

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

I hope I have important things to say.

Quotes by Elizabeth Edwards

The costs of running a prison system as large as Arkansas' are significant, and the system's failures can make things worse.

Quotes by Elizabeth Flock

It is true that all mothers do things differently from their own mothers, but they don't necessarily do them better.

Quotes by Elizabeth Berg

Having gone through so many of the personal things I've gone through, its about creating an (online) space for girls to be heard. I don't profess to have all the answers. But Ask Elizabeth is a space where girls are...

Quotes by Elizabeth Berkley

The conservative statement is that telomere length is a biomarker, but it's probably not passive. There are some very intimate relationships between things such as molecular markers for inflammation and telomere health.

Quotes by Elizabeth Blackburn

That is partly why women marry - to keep up the fiction of being in the hub of things.

Quotes by Elizabeth Bowen

The more complete the despotism, the more smoothly all things move on the surface.

Quotes by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

There are very few things of virtuosity or genius that you can actually witness.

Quotes by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi

I remember hitting Sarah Michelle Gellar with a right hook during my first week on the job. It was awful. They usually pair actors with stunt doubles to avoid things like that.

Quotes by Eliza Dushku

To see your spouse in a parental role is one of the most incredible things.

Quotes by Elisabeth Hasselbeck

When I read that nobody should ever feel ashamed to be alone or to be in a crowd, I realized that I often felt ashamed of both of those things.

Quotes by Elif Batuman

The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people.

Quotes by Elijah Wood

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.