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Way Quotes

Quotes on finding your own way.

These quotes describe the 'way' things really work - a blunt take on how managers actually get ahead in their careers, and a tongue-in-cheek trick for looking fit without the work. Related reading includes Best Quotes.

It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't stop playing the game the way you've always played it.

Quotes by Richard M. Nixon

I like to try to change things up a bit in the way that actors such as Philip Seymour Hoffman or Michael Fassbender did and do.

Quotes by Richard Madden

I don't think I've ever laid out a batch of songs that pick myself apart the way that these do.

Quotes by Richard Marx

I have complete freedom, and there's no way to get pigeonholed or bored. What could be better than that?

Quotes by Richard Marx

And to any new fans we made along the way, I say... welcome to our party. It's just starting to get going.

Quotes by Richard Marx

I had to write about realistic circumstances. That's the way my brain works. And I think that gave me a sort of place in the field.

Quotes by Richard Matheson

Sprawl is the American ideal way to develop.

Quotes by Richard Lamm

It was almost a desecration to put a building on the Boulder Turnpike, which is now U.S.-36 and is almost backyards and even junkyards all the way up. We didn't have to put development just cheek to jowl all the...

Quotes by Richard Lamm

Sprawl is the American ideal way to develop. I believe that what we're developing in Denver is in no appreciable way different than what we're doing in Los Angeles - did in Los Angeles and are still doing. But I...

Quotes by Richard Lamm

The president took the advice of my East Texas grandmother: If you can skin a cat without getting the room all bloody, why not do it that way?

Quotes by Richard Land

Youth, however, can afford to enjoy even its melancholy; for the ultimate fact of which that melancholy is a prophecy is a long way off.

Quotes by Richard Le Gallienne

I'm psyched-up when I do radio. I can reach hundreds of thousands of people in a market. And way psyched-up when I'm on television. For people not to take it seriously is foolish.

Quotes by Richard Lewis

I was way more comfortable in front of strangers than I was in front of relatives. So when they would laugh at my dysfunctions or my anxiety, I felt less alone, and I still do it for the same reason.

Quotes by Richard Lewis

Mothers tend to be more direct. Fathers talk to other fathers about their kids more metaphorically. It's a different way of communication.

Quotes by Richard Louv

Hollywood has a way of sucking the world's talent to it.

Quotes by Richard Linklater

When you're sitting in front of a screen, you're not using all of your senses at the same time. Nowhere than in nature do kids use their senses in such a stimulated way.

Quotes by Richard Louv

In this way, some film schools can be destructive.

Quotes by Richard King

Safin, in his way, is very talented. It is a joy to watch them play; it is tennis of a very high quality.

Quotes by Richard Krajicek

It would seem that the ant works its way tentatively, and, observing where it fails, tries another place and succeeds.

Quotes by Richard Jefferies

Every woman likes her own way, but no woman can endure to see another woman master even over a man who does not concern her.

Quotes by Richard Jefferies

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are on the "Way" page?
Witty, practical observations about "the way" things really work — a cynical take on how managers make money, a tongue-in-cheek trick for looking fit in spring training, and a candid note about illegible handwriting getting in the way of remembering good ideas.
Are these quotes humorous?
Yes, several have a dry, knowing humor — especially the lines about managers job-hopping for money and getting a tan to fool coaches. If you enjoy that tone, Like quotes has a similarly conversational feel.
Is there a quote about business here?
Yes — one touches on how rare it is for a small indie-film enterprise to be able to hire beyond just the owner, a wry observation about the realities of small business.
What if I want something more inspiring than cynical?
Try Best quotes or Always quotes for a more consistently positive tone — the "Way" page leans more toward witty realism.
How should I use these quotes?
They're great when you want a knowing, slightly sarcastic caption about how things "really" work, rather than a purely motivational one. For something broader, Life quotes is worth a look too.

Others get more candid, noting how rare it is for an independent film to turn any real profit at all. See Always Quotes and Like Quotes for related perspectives.