--- title: "9 Beating Head Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Beating Head quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Beating Head sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/john-cage-2094_beating_in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-be_2129468.png" --- > [In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cage/in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-beating-my-head-against-that/) [John Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/john-cage-2094_beating_in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-be_2129468.png) > [I'm not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-beating-my-head-against/) [Powers Boothe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/powers-boothe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/powers-boothe-15328_against_i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-b_691660.jpg) > [I've been beating my head all day long on the same six lines,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracy-k-smith/i-ve-been-beating-my-head-all-day-long-on-the-same-six-lines/) [Tracy K. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracy-k-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/733/tracy-k-smith-8847_inspirational_i-ve-been-beating-my-head-all-day-long-o_43056.png) > [Not everything is about beating your head against the wall until it breaks.” “Just most things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-caine/not-everything-is-about-beating-your-head-against-the-wall-until-it/) [Rachel Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-caine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf0/rachel-caine-217_break_not-everything-is-about-beating-your-hea_1410791.jpg) > [“Sometimes you need to quit beating your head up against a brick wall because all you get out of it is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-sharp/sometimes-you-need-to-quit-beating-your-head-up-against-a-brick-wall/) [Catherine Sharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-sharp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/catherine-sharp-226443_brick-wall_sometimes-you-need-to-quit-beating-your_2985103.jpg) > [Perseverance is the most overrated of traits, if it is unaccompanied by talent; beating your head against a wall is more likely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sydney-j-harris/perseverance-is-the-most-overrated-of-traits-if-it-is-unaccompanied/) [Sydney J. Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sydney-j-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a1/sydney-j-harris-1578_concussions_perseverance-is-the-most-overrated-of-tr_562562.png) > [“So I peeked under the tent-flap and there was Tommy, stark naked with his clothes under his one arm, running like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lemmy-kilmister/so-i-peeked-under-the-tent-flap-and-there-was-tommy-stark-naked-with/) [Lemmy Kilmister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lemmy-kilmister/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb7/lemmy-kilmister-10138_beating-head_so-i-peeked-under-the-tent-flap-and-ther_2374256.jpg) > [Out on the street, you never know what you're getting, and suddenly two days later you're beating yourself in the head with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/out-on-the-street-you-never-know-what-you-re-getting-and-suddenly-two/) [Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dc/johnny-depp-658_alcohol_out-on-the-street-you-never-know-what-yo_2613253.jpg) > [I don't sit down and say, 'Today I will write a song.' I know a lot of people that do that, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-childers/i-don-t-sit-down-and-say-today-i-will-write-a-song-i-know-a-lot-of/) [Tyler Childers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-childers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7c/tyler-childers-13317_mood_i-don-t-sit-down-and-say-today-i-will-wr_703058.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beating-head/#itemlist", "name": "Beating Head Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Cage" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cage/in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-beating-my-head-against-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/john-cage-2094_beating_in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-be_2129468.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/john-cage-2094_beating_in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-be_2129468.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/963/john-cage-2094_beating_in-that-case-i-will-devote-my-life-to-be_2129468.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In that case I will devote my life to beating my head against that wall.” — John Cage", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Powers Boothe" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/powers-boothe/i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-beating-my-head-against/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/powers-boothe-15328_against_i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-b_691660.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/powers-boothe-15328_against_i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-b_691660.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e63/powers-boothe-15328_against_i-m-not-going-to-make-my-living-out-of-b_691660.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not going to make my living out of beating my head against somebody else.” — Powers Boothe", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've been beating my head all day long on the same six lines,", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tracy K. 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