D Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with D. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Doing something for humanity may be fine—for humanity—but rough on the individual!”
Source: The Best of C. M. Kornbluth
“Doing something for the first time can sometimes be as painful as ripping a band-aid off but after that you know what lies ahead of you and you can try to handle it better and with more confidence”
“Doing something for the mere joy of it—for one's self or others—is quite possibly one of the best returns on an investment of time that a person can receive.”
“Doing something for yourself like running, and using it to test yourself, will only make you feel better about your career or your family role.”
“Doing something later is not automatically the same as doing something better”
Source: The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter - And How to Make the Most of Them Now
“Doing something new and challenging. It can be anything from starting a business to playing a sport. Seeing a great concert, looking at extraordinary art, or being in nature. More than anything, it's my son's smile and love that makes me light up!”
“Doing something once can be addicting. Doing it twice is admitting it.”
Source: Poetic Delusions
“Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body.”
Source: Return to Paradise
“Doing something purely for one's own enjoyment is fine, but, I must admit, finding that others enjoy it as well has a certain power over the corners of my mouth.”
“Doing something right once in a while will far surpass anything done wrong more often.”
“Doing something stupid once is just plain stupid. Doing something stupid twice is a philosophy.”
“Doing something that doesn’t match your expectations is also a form of deception.”
Source: Lord of the Mysteries
“Doing something that is productive is a great way to alleviate emotional stress. Get your mind doing something that is productive.”
“Doing something that warrants the attention of the President of the United States is super-cool.”
“Doing something that you love regardless when it's a blockbuster movie or you're writing a pop song or trying shamelessly to succeed in something is not selling out. I think that's actually fine, and I would encourage that all the time.”
“Doing something unimportant well does not make it important.”
“Doing something was better than doing nothing.
Without warning Lucas hit the emergency stop but-ton, and the elevator braked with an uncomfortable jolt. Then he mashed the OPEN DOOR button and punched the door itself. The front doors opened in between the second and first floors.
Lucas’s heart pumped in his chest. “I hear that baby in the parking lot crying.”
Source: Brainwashed
“Doing something wrong doesn't make you wrong at your core; it makes you human.”
Source: Get Out of Your Own Way: A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment
“Doing something wrong repeatedly does not make it right.”
“Doing something you enjoy at times of your own choosing and making a living from it: now tell me, is that work?”
“Doing something you love has all the answers you are looking for.”
“Doing something, however pathetic, is psychologically better than doing nothing. In the current political environment - that is, with no more Cold War tensions - the tendency is to counteract the feelings of fear and vulnerability with a variety of military, paramilitary and police measures, despite the reality that this kind of excessive reliance on force in many ways intensifies the very problem it is purporting to solve.”
“Doing stand-up comedy is in the middle of a traffic jam getting everybody moving again.”
“Doing stand-up is like running across a frozen pond with the ice breaking behind you. I love it because it's dangerous.”
“Doing startups is all about making mistakes.”
“Doing stuff never feels as good as you hope it will feel.”
Source: Paper Towns
“Doing stuff that I don't have to talk about because I'm not in a public company is fantastic.”
“Doing stunt work is risky, but it's something I enjoy.”
“Doing that hunt scene was really quite demanding. I actually broke a rib during that scene. And then all the scenes after that became quite challenging, just breathing and laughing.”
“Doing that, then doing a lot of theater, which I love. Doing guest stars, did two independent films that are going around to all these festivals. Both of them are going to be at the Lake Tahoe Film Festival.”
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the mext moment”
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
“Doing the best we can manage in the present moment is the pathway to a beautiful future.”
“Doing the best you are capable of doing is victory in itself, and less than that is defeat.”
“Doing the big budget films really makes you appreciate doing movies like Shelter. It's because this is like doing theater, you just have to hit the ground running”
“Doing the difficult things again and again have built the giants, the legends, the icons and the superstars.”
“Doing the difficult things that you've never done awakens the talents you never knew you had.”
“Doing the easy thing makes you popular. Doing the hard thing makes you a leader.”
“Doing the good deeds is like the grass in the garden. You don't see its growth. But, it does by days. Doing the wicked deeds is like the hone. You don't see its damage. But, it does by days.”
“Doing the hard thing even at the expense of comfort and immediate happiness does not make the Christian life one of perpetual misery. In following God through difficulty, we find real joy instead of its superficial substitute, happiness.”
Source: The Heart of the Chronicles of Narnia: Knowing God Here by Finding Him There
“Doing the impossible is the history of this nation. It is how this country was built”
“Doing the instrumental thing, you're really looking for the power of the melody to carry the record.”
“Doing the job so well in this moment is what matter's most.”
“Doing the little things can make a big difference.”
Source: What Time Is It? You Mean Now?: Advice for Life from the Zennest Master of Them All
“Doing the long endurance stuff seems to have given me the strength to sustain the speed. I think my body is just a lot stronger (thanks to the marathon)... By increasing the long runs, I found that does not take anything away from the speed but increases the strength on the track.”
“Doing the movies and meeting the people, and I like the stories of the movies. I like names a lot, too. When I do an audition, there is a script and it has a first page that has the names of all the characters. I'm like, “Let me see that real quick, I wanna see what my name is gonna be.”
“Doing the Muppet Show you forget about conventional filming.”
“Doing the press, it's part of my job, so I do it with a smile on my face, but I'm not comfortable in the hot seat.”
“Doing the Right Thing - Sometimes doing the right thing, is to do nothing at all.”
“Doing the right thing at all costs is an absolute, and only a sith deals in absolutes.”