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title: "196 Picking Quotes by 184 authors"
description: "Browse 196 Picking quotes by 184 authors. Discover the best Picking sayings and thoughts."
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> [I'm good at picking friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hoda-kotb/i-m-good-at-picking-friends/)

[Hoda Kotb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hoda-kotb/)

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> [I'm bad at picking heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/i-m-bad-at-picking-heroes/)

[Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/)

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> [I hate picking out clothes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-eazy/i-hate-picking-out-clothes/)

[G-Eazy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-eazy/)

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> [Picking up slack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cake/picking-up-slack/)

[Cake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/cake-17941_quote_picking-up-slack-1311803_1311803.jpg)

> [Be happy without picking flaws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/be-happy-without-picking-flaws/)

[Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/)

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> [Life's picking up speed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bridges/life-s-picking-up-speed/)

[Jeff Bridges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bridges/)

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> [Street picking up the garbage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/street-picking-up-the-garbage/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Adesanya's picking his fights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/uriah-hall/adesanya-s-picking-his-fights/)

[Uriah Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/uriah-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/uriah-hall-4890_fights_adesanya-s-picking-his-fights-2966745_2966745.jpg)

> [I end up picking clothes in black and white mostly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gurmeet-choudhary/i-end-up-picking-clothes-in-black-and-white-mostly/)

[Gurmeet Choudhary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gurmeet-choudhary/)

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> [“it ain't as hard as picking cotton”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wynton-marsalis/it-ain-t-as-hard-as-picking-cotton/)

[wynton marsalis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wynton-marsalis/)

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> [Initiative is the privilege of picking yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth-godin/initiative-is-the-privilege-of-picking-yourself/)

[Seth Godin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth-godin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/seth-godin-152_initiative_initiative-is-the-privilege-of-picking-y_1343270.png)

> [Picking other people's brains is an art worth cultivating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-mitford/picking-other-people-s-brains-is-an-art-worth-cultivating/)

[Jessica Mitford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-mitford/)

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> [Picking the team isn't difficult, it's who to leave out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-keegan/picking-the-team-isn-t-difficult-it-s-who-to-leave-out/)

[Kevin Keegan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-keegan/)

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> [Scattered wits take a long time in picking up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/scattered-wits-take-a-long-time-in-picking-up/)

[Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/)

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> [I don't do well at picking first single.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-benet/i-don-t-do-well-at-picking-first-single/)

[Eric Benet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-benet/)

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> [I don't think you'll ever get enough picking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/earl-scruggs/i-don-t-think-you-ll-ever-get-enough-picking/)

[Earl Scruggs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/earl-scruggs/)

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> [We judge people in areas where we're vulnerable to shame, especially picking folks who are doing worse than we're doing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/we-judge-people-in-areas-where-we-re-vulnerable-to-shame-especially/)

[Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/)

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> [“You can't always pick where you fight, or who you fight...or even... how you fight. But do the picking...whenever you can.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cinda-williams-chima/you-can-t-always-pick-where-you-fight-or-who-you-fight-or-even-how/)

[Cinda Williams Chima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cinda-williams-chima/)

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> [ I did \[picking cotton\] from - until I was 18 years old, that is. Then I picked the guitar, and I've been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-cash/i-did-picking-cotton-from-until-i-was-18-years-old-that-is-then-i/)

[Johnny Cash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-cash/)

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> [I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/i-want-to-try-making-things-right-because-picking-up-the-pieces-is/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

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> [I'm looking for little movies that are good instead of picking scripts in pursuit of superstardom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marisa-coughlan/i-m-looking-for-little-movies-that-are-good-instead-of-picking/)

[Marisa Coughlan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marisa-coughlan/)

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> [I'm not really sure what I look for when I'm picking out clothes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gus-dapperton/i-m-not-really-sure-what-i-look-for-when-i-m-picking-out-clothes/)

[Gus Dapperton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gus-dapperton/)

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> [Finger-picking, in general, is a hypnotic thing. I feel like I'm more A.D.D. all the time, so the music has to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vile/finger-picking-in-general-is-a-hypnotic-thing-i-feel-like-i-m-more-a/)

[Kurt Vile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vile/)

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> [We all fall but that's not what matters. What matters is picking yourself up again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-ness/we-all-fall-but-that-s-not-what-matters-what-matters-is-picking/)

[Patrick Ness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-ness/)

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> [I definitely like taking the dark horse approach and picking people you should not be getting behind, and you figure out a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-mcbride/i-definitely-like-taking-the-dark-horse-approach-and-picking-people/)

[Danny McBride](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-mcbride/)

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> [When I was living in China, I learned to make things hyper-explicit because often they were being read by people whose command…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-fallows/when-i-was-living-in-china-i-learned-to-make-things-hyper-explicit/)

[James Fallows](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-fallows/)

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> [I learned sweep picking from a variety of sources. One was a Frank Gambale instructional video, but he executes his sweeps a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/synyster-gates/i-learned-sweep-picking-from-a-variety-of-sources-one-was-a-frank/)

[Synyster Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/synyster-gates/)

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> [There's a catharsis in cutting down trees. But there's absolutely none of that in picking cotton. It's maddening! It's fiddly, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chiwetel-ejiofor/there-s-a-catharsis-in-cutting-down-trees-but-there-s-absolutely-none/)

[Chiwetel Ejiofor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chiwetel-ejiofor/)

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> [With the bass it's another thing. I don't need to use alternate thumb-picking as much. Even though Jack says he loves it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jorma-kaukonen/with-the-bass-it-s-another-thing-i-don-t-need-to-use-alternate-thumb/)

[Jorma Kaukonen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jorma-kaukonen/)

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> [I'm always fetishizing the French woman and French taste and style. My assistant will make fun of me because every time we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-altuzarra/i-m-always-fetishizing-the-french-woman-and-french-taste-and-style-my/)

[Joseph Altuzarra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-altuzarra/)

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> [Anything I say about women, I try to make sure that at least five or six friends of mine are going through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-rock/anything-i-say-about-women-i-try-to-make-sure-that-at-least-five-or/)

[Chris Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-rock/)

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> [I confess I sometimes sneak a peek at 'The Big Bang Theory.' I chuckle at their antics. But I cringe when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michio-kaku/i-confess-i-sometimes-sneak-a-peek-at-the-big-bang-theory-i-chuckle/)

[Michio Kaku](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michio-kaku/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a86/michio-kaku-907_bang_i-confess-i-sometimes-sneak-a-peek-at-th_2602997.png)

> [I've never owned an actual trail-running shoe myself, but maybe I should. My favorite paths are fraught with peril, much of it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-kardong/i-ve-never-owned-an-actual-trail-running-shoe-myself-but-maybe-i/)

[Don Kardong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-kardong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6f/don-kardong-15282_actual_i-ve-never-owned-an-actual-trail-running_1244975.jpg)

> [ \[In picking stocks\] You really have to know a lot about business. You have to know a lot about competitive advantage. You… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/in-picking-stocks-you-really-have-to-know-a-lot-about-business-you/)

[Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/496/charlie-munger-458_able_in-picking-stocks-you-really-have-to-kno_2554597.jpg)

> [When I was 5, 6 - so you know, memories aren't that great - I remember coming home and I remember seeing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-carmona/when-i-was-5-6-so-you-know-memories-aren-t-that-great-i-remember/)

[Richard Carmona](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-carmona/)

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> [A good way to work on alternate picking is to choose three or four notes, and work on those. Too often, players…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-di-meola/a-good-way-to-work-on-alternate-picking-is-to-choose-three-or-four/)

[Al Di Meola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-di-meola/)

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> [When you're picking up and moving, it does create... well, I can sleep anywhere, which is really useful, it turns out, on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-adams/when-you-re-picking-up-and-moving-it-does-create-well-i-can-sleep/)

[Amy Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-adams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/amy-adams-5009_adapt_when-you-re-picking-up-and-moving-it-doe_96190.jpg)

> [The question has to be asked: Why do we exist? Each firm has to answer that question in a way that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-fenton/the-question-has-to-be-asked-why-do-we-exist-each-firm-has-to-answer/)

[Peter Fenton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-fenton/)

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> [People have a preconceived notion about who I am and it's interesting. It's like picking who you want to win for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amanda-bynes/people-have-a-preconceived-notion-about-who-i-am-and-it-s-interesting/)

[Amanda Bynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amanda-bynes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f28/amanda-bynes-7210_about_people-have-a-preconceived-notion-about_1867539.jpg)

> [I'd never thought much about a series, because I liked the idea of picking a script I liked with a character I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-montgomery/i-d-never-thought-much-about-a-series-because-i-liked-the-idea-of/)

[Elizabeth Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-montgomery/)

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