--- title: "Short Personal Words" description: "Browse 2,345 Personal quotes by 1,943 authors. Discover the best Personal sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/anonymous-1_always_the-marginal-cost-of-doing-something-jus_972982.jpg" --- > [The marginal cost of doing something 'just this once' always seems to be negligible, but the full cost will typically be much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-marginal-cost-of-doing-something-just-this-once-always-seems-to/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca3/anonymous-1_always_the-marginal-cost-of-doing-something-jus_972982.jpg) > [In the early '70s, coming out of the '60s, it was very hippy or it was very uniform, like The Beatles all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-varvatos/in-the-early-70s-coming-out-of-the-60s-it-was-very-hippy-or-it-was/) [John Varvatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-varvatos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/099/john-varvatos-14389_about_in-the-early-70s-coming-out-of-the-60s-i_2992668.jpg) > [Prayer must be broad in its scope - it must plead for others. Intercession for others is the hallmark of all true…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-mckendree-bounds/prayer-must-be-broad-in-its-scope-it-must-plead-for-others/) [Edward McKendree Bounds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-mckendree-bounds/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/edward-mckendree-bounds-1955_broad_prayer-must-be-broad-in-its-scope-it-mus_3136047.png) > [My grandfather was in World War II and fought in Europe in Army Infantry, so I have such a huge respect for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashton-holmes/my-grandfather-was-in-world-war-ii-and-fought-in-europe-in-army/) [Ashton Holmes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashton-holmes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/125/ashton-holmes-72262_army_my-grandfather-was-in-world-war-ii-and-f_2064638.jpg) > [Just as we have had great working lives, we have also had good personal lives. For instance, we have made school our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-kate-olsen/just-as-we-have-had-great-working-lives-we-have-also-had-good/) [Mary-Kate Olsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-kate-olsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b88/mary-kate-olsen-9174_age_just-as-we-have-had-great-working-lives_2609832.jpg) > [Though 'Fire and Rain' is very personal, for other people it resonates as a sort of commonly held experience... And that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-taylor/though-fire-and-rain-is-very-personal-for-other-people-it-resonates/) [James Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/158/james-taylor-2045_cases_though-fire-and-rain-is-very-personal-fo_321601.jpg) > [We fight wars from progressively great heights and distances, the blessings of technology steadily removing the personal human element from what was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-weber/we-fight-wars-from-progressively-great-heights-and-distances-the/) [Steven Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-weber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/steven-weber-18741_blessing_we-fight-wars-from-progressively-great-h_2465505.jpg) > [The belief that we can rely on shortcuts to happiness, joy, rapture, comfort, and ecstasy, rather than be entitled to these feelings…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-seligman/the-belief-that-we-can-rely-on-shortcuts-to-happiness-joy-rapture/) [Martin Seligman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-seligman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db7/martin-seligman-5268_belief_the-belief-that-we-can-rely-on-shortcuts_1859638.png) > [My only real contact with what my father did was that he could get 16-millimeter prints, so every weekend we would show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-r-jaffe/my-only-real-contact-with-what-my-father-did-was-that-he-could-get-16/) [Stanley R. Jaffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-r-jaffe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a6/stanley-r-jaffe-47669_contact_my-only-real-contact-with-what-my-father_746106.jpg) > [I do enjoy history. That's one of the things that I love about acting is you get a chance to really dive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-holland/i-do-enjoy-history-that-s-one-of-the-things-that-i-love-about-acting/) [Andre Holland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-holland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/andre-holland-10514_about_i-do-enjoy-history-that-s-one-of-the-thi_1840452.jpg) > [I'm a secretive bastard. I would never let anybody watch me painting... it would be like somebody watching you have sex -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-wyeth/i-m-a-secretive-bastard-i-would-never-let-anybody-watch-me-painting/) [Andrew Wyeth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-wyeth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/andrew-wyeth-11988_anybody_i-m-a-secretive-bastard-i-would-never-le_2414365.png) > [What sort of job can you hold in America in which it is safe to hold the personal conviction that same-sex marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-shapiro/what-sort-of-job-can-you-hold-in-america-in-which-it-is-safe-to-hold/) [Ben Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-shapiro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d01/ben-shapiro-2718_america_what-sort-of-job-can-you-hold-in-america_300341.png) > [One thing that I had to remember in my personal journey in the music industry and coming up in the music industry…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelly-rowland/one-thing-that-i-had-to-remember-in-my-personal-journey-in-the-music/) [Kelly Rowland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelly-rowland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/kelly-rowland-7075_coming_one-thing-that-i-had-to-remember-in-my-p_607026.jpg) > [Anyway, in the mid 80's I was spending a fortune buying old Golden Age books from the late 30's and 40's and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-mumy/anyway-in-the-mid-80-s-i-was-spending-a-fortune-buying-old-golden-age/) [Bill Mumy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-mumy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/638/bill-mumy-23869_age_anyway-in-the-mid-80-s-i-was-spending-a_1913926.jpg) > [My personal feelings are my personal feelings. I don't want to express them with anyone except for a very few people. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-brady/my-personal-feelings-are-my-personal-feelings-i-don-t-want-to-express/) [Tom Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-brady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/tom-brady-1661_any_my-personal-feelings-are-my-personal-fee_1917489.jpg) > [I want my personal life to be personal...How about I go peek in your window, take what underwear you wore last night,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-renner/i-want-my-personal-life-to-be-personal-how-about-i-go-peek-in-your/) [Jeremy Renner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-renner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c7/jeremy-renner-4081_last-night_i-want-my-personal-life-to-be-personal-h_1491590.jpg) > [I moved my studio to Palm Springs 'cause I don't like the idea of going to a studio every day like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theophilus-london/i-moved-my-studio-to-palm-springs-cause-i-don-t-like-the-idea-of/) [Theophilus London](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theophilus-london/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9c/theophilus-london-2505_cause_i-moved-my-studio-to-palm-springs-cause_2878711.jpg) > [So it took me five years because in the interim I have been doing a lot of personal appearances and movies and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-klein/so-it-took-me-five-years-because-in-the-interim-i-have-been-doing-a/) [Robert Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-klein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/robert-klein-18164_appearances_so-it-took-me-five-years-because-in-the_2399537.png) > [The real achievement of Woody Allen was that he was making movies that felt very personal, and for a whole group of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-baumbach/the-real-achievement-of-woody-allen-was-that-he-was-making-movies/) [Noah Baumbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-baumbach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f57/noah-baumbach-4015_achievement_the-real-achievement-of-woody-allen-was_1477743.png) > [I allowed the scriptwriter to come to my parties for research and it's a good thing he did otherwise I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-payne/i-allowed-the-scriptwriter-to-come-to-my-parties-for-research-and-it/) [Cynthia Payne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-payne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/cynthia-payne-32815_a-good-thing_i-allowed-the-scriptwriter-to-come-to-my_3171257.png) > [I'm pretty well-rounded. I can do most of my tricks left and right, in both directions. I try to be smooth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-goepper/i-m-pretty-well-rounded-i-can-do-most-of-my-tricks-left-and-right-in/) [Nick Goepper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-goepper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/nick-goepper-22405_both_i-m-pretty-well-rounded-i-can-do-most-of_1343261.jpg) > [As a kid, what brought me in the gym, what got me in there every day was a chance to break your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cena/as-a-kid-what-brought-me-in-the-gym-what-got-me-in-there-every-day/) [John Cena](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cena/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6c/john-cena-1228_be-strong_as-a-kid-what-brought-me-in-the-gym-what_1244757.jpg) > [There is a huge difference between writing a book, which is a private activity I engage in with myself, and wanting to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-tea/there-is-a-huge-difference-between-writing-a-book-which-is-a-private/) [Michelle Tea](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-tea/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/michelle-tea-16727_activity_there-is-a-huge-difference-between-writi_1050910.png) > [I aspire to write what are called 'familiar essays.' They begin in the personal and end in the universal. It's not for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-rakoff/i-aspire-to-write-what-are-called-familiar-essays-they-begin-in-the/) [David Rakoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-rakoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d7/david-rakoff-3308_aspire_i-aspire-to-write-what-are-called-famili_2775178.png) > [I want people to know me through the movies I do. I want to be judged on that. If you start becoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-fox/i-want-people-to-know-me-through-the-movies-i-do-i-want-to-be-judged/) [Megan Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/megan-fox-1243_away_i-want-people-to-know-me-through-the-mov_3087474.jpg) ## Top authors on Personal - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-louaiq8-10240.jpg) Louaiq8 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal/louaiq8/) - [Israelmore Ayivor 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal/haruki-murakami/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alexa-von-tobel-10911.jpg) Alexa Von Tobel 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/personal/alexa-von-tobel/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-james-e-faust-46256.jpg) James E. 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