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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'm trying to be the coach. My actors are my players. They're doing things that I'm too cowardly to do myself.

Quotes by Derek Cianfrance

I have people that I'm close to that give me things to read throughout the season, and in particular in the playoffs and the postseason.

Quotes by Derek Fisher

We work on things that really matter.

Quotes by Dennis Muilenburg

I have a resistance to change in things that I feel comfortable with and that I'm used to.

Quotes by Dennis Quaid

If I've done anything intentional about my career, is that I really have not - I've chosen to try to do as many different types of things as possible. That's really what I like to do.

Quotes by Dennis Quaid

Clinton knew how to get things done. He was battling the Republicans, and then he basically took a lot of their agenda and made it his own. That's what Obama's not doing.

Quotes by Dennis Quaid

I fix things now and then, more often tweak HTML and make scripts to do things.

Quotes by Dennis Ritchie

One of the obvious things that went wrong with Multics as a commercial success was just that it was sort of over-engineered in a sense. There was just too much in it.

Quotes by Dennis Ritchie

At MIT, mostly what I did was documentation. I sort of read things. Wrote some descriptions of various aspects of the file system. Did not really do very much programming at all. At least on Multics.

Quotes by Dennis Ritchie

The human voice is one of the most attractive things.

Quotes by Denny Laine

I've done a lot of things with theater that I'm very, very proud of.

Quotes by Dennis Christopher

There were two things I wanted to be: an actor and a hippie.

Quotes by Dennis Christopher

Americans are really good at throwing their hands up and walking away from things.

Quotes by Dennis DeYoung

I've worked on what I think are good things.

Quotes by Dennis Farina

One of the things I had a hard time getting used to when I came to California in '78 was Santa Claus in shorts.

Quotes by Dennis Franz

The bottom line is people are people, and the sooner we realise that, the better off things are going to be.

Quotes by Dennis Haysbert

Just put down 9/11... I think, on most things I'm liberal, except on defending ourselves and keeping half the money. Those things I'm kind of conservative on.

Quotes by Dennis Miller

For most of my life, I've put on weight in my thighs, not my belly. But in my mid-40s, things began to change.

Quotes by Denise Austin

I love bleak things.

Quotes by Denise Mina

There are things I can't force. I must adjust. There are times when the greatest change needed is a change of my viewpoint.

Quotes by Denis Diderot

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.