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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've never been a good estimator of how long things are going to take.

Quotes by Donald Knuth

What we didn't realize then - and one of the many things Timothy Leary was wrong about - is that when you drop out, you inevitably also drop in.

Quotes by Donald McCaig

One of the things I associate with God is a sunrise. How many sunrises have you missed over the years, and God created that?

Quotes by Donald Miller

It was hard to do 'Vikings.' It was hard to do 'Copper.' Part of that was, like, there's dialect and other things.

Quotes by Donal Logue

Clearly, there are things a runner does, intentionally or not, that disrupt team cohesion. And there are also things a runner doesn't do that can cause problems: not trying, showing up late, skipping team-building activities, and ignoring the coach's instructions.

Quotes by Don Kardong

Every thread of creation is held in position by still other strands of things living.

Quotes by Don McLean

I'm a lot of things, but none of them are great.

Quotes by Don Nelson

I've deliberately studied many things that I know, going in, I won't be able to assimilate. I read Plato, St. Thomas, the mystics, to exercise my mind.

Quotes by Don Ameche

When business executives are making the artistic decisions and don't understand animation, things can go awry.

Quotes by Don Bluth

I want to be a part of great things.

Quotes by Don Cheadle

I think there is a sense of last things in my work that probably comes from a Catholic childhood.

Quotes by Don DeLillo

For every album we worked on, I brought in reels of tape of somewhere between fourteen and eighteen songs - some of them completed, with lyrics and melodies, some of them basic tracks. Things came out of those products. Like,...

Quotes by Don Felder

There was no call from anybody in the band to discuss any of the things that had been a problem or what I had done wrong.

Quotes by Don Felder

Michael was a rare breed. There's no question about that. He did things that a lot of players could never do, and still to this day players can't do those things, so the honors that he's had are definitely deserved.

Quotes by Dominique Wilkins

I'm certainly a young actor. I'm certainly those two things. Actually, I'm not even young anymore; I'm 29. So, I'm an actor.

Quotes by Domhnall Gleeson

We want to pigeonhole things and people, but it is absurd to regard me just as a furry wig-and-britches actor.

Quotes by Dominic Cooper

It is the natural order of things that successive generations will achieve more than their predecessors.

Quotes by Dominic Holland

Cyber criminals are good... but they cut corners. They don't spend a lot of time tweaking things and making sure that every aspect of the attack is obfuscated.

Quotes by Dmitri Alperovitch

There exists everywhere a medium in things, determined by equilibrium.

Quotes by Dmitri Mendeleev

I have noticed that when things happen in one's imaginings, they never happen in one's life.

Quotes by Dodie Smith

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.