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Two Quotes

Sometimes two is all it takes.

A couple of these are about small numbers making a big difference, whether it's two standout players or two weeks of practice. For more first-person specifics, see our Me quotes.

In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.

Quotes by Ahmed Ben Bella

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Quotes by Aesop

For me, as an actor, going from TV to film was interesting because TV and film are two very different things.

Quotes by Aeriel Miranda

Richie and Eddie couldn't exist without each other. They're two halves of the same person.

Quotes by Adrian Edmondson

First Quotes

When I was younger and did a stand-up gig, it would take me two weeks to recover. Sometimes I'd get so panicked that I would stutter.

Quotes by Adam Sandler

Winston Cup and the Busch Series are two totally different leagues. You get put in different situations.

Quotes by Adam Petty

I found out I was joining Bullet Club and going to New Japan and had probably two or three weeks to get ready for that.

Quotes by Adam Page

Having two kids, I don't get out to see stand up much anymore.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Anyone in the comedy world knows that Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are two of the funniest guys around.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Just Quotes

Roku collects money two ways: by selling hardware, which it calls 'players'; and by selling advertising and taking a cut of revenues from the video publishers on its platform.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

With 'Under the Pressure,' I just found two chords I liked, and built it up, did like a ten-minute drum pattern.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

I immediately felt welcomed, whereas in Massachusetts, I'd grown up there but I felt like such an outsider. Within a week or two of moving to Philly I felt there was something I could be a part of.

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

Obviously, 'Lincoln' is not about the telegraph operator. There's a whole other movie before and after the two isolated scenes that I'm in.

Quotes by Adam Driver

When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject, and Ted Kennedy stood out for two reasons.

Quotes by Adam Clymer

Like Quotes

There are two types of collector, I think. There are those who are quite academic, and get into the archaeology of finding the earliest example of a particular idea. Then there are those interested in what's new.

Quotes by Adam Clayton

The two biggest influences of the '70s were Don Cornelius and Bruce Lee.

Quotes by Ad-Rock

I couldn't tell if any frames were removed. Seen as a whole it shows that I have seen. Seeing you have 18 frames a second you can take out one or two and I couldn't tell.

Quotes by Abraham Zapruder

I'm so straight and boring, really. I have two kids and a very nice partner.

Quotes by Abi Morgan

There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket.

Quotes by Abe Lemons

Me Quotes

'Wicked' gave us a story that 'The Wizard of Oz' did not. Two sides to every story.

Quotes by Abbi Glines

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about needing just two great players?
Yes - one quote says, "We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax."
Is there a quote about reading during a break, mentioning "two"?
Yes - one quote recalls reading "a page of two of Jane Austen as a palate-cleanser" during breaks while working on 'Metropolitan.'
Is there a quote referencing a professor's recommendation, in a scientific setting?
Yes - one quote describes taking "an assistantship for electron microscopy at the Biophysics Laboratory at the University of Geneva" on the recommendation of "my professor in experimental physics, Paul Scherrer."
Is there a quote about trying an instrument for "two weeks"?
Yes - one quote admits to playing "trumpet for about two weeks" in sixth grade, without practicing, and "faking it."
Where can I find more quotes like these?
Check out our First quotes, Just quotes, Like quotes, or Me quotes for related themes.

Others describe brief windows of time — a page or two of a novel, an early assistantship — that shaped what came next. Continue with First quotes or Just quotes.