--- title: "9 Private Stuff Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Private Stuff quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Private Stuff sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/thomas-haden-church-12271_private_i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-v_3162002.png" --- > [I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-vague/) [Thomas Haden Church](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-haden-church/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/thomas-haden-church-12271_private_i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-v_3162002.png) > [When you get older, keeping the private stuff private seems less important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-block/when-you-get-older-keeping-the-private-stuff-private-seems-less/) [Lawrence Block](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-block/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/lawrence-block-6776_important_when-you-get-older-keeping-the-private-s_2327824.jpg) > [People just want to know something, anything. It's all the stuff you never want to talk about, the private stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-blunt/people-just-want-to-know-something-anything-it-s-all-the-stuff-you/) [Emily Blunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-blunt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ac/emily-blunt-5235_about_people-just-want-to-know-something-anyth_1843813.jpg) > [The truth is that I hate to think about other people reading my books," Miranda said. "It's like watching someone go through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/the-truth-is-that-i-hate-to-think-about-other-people-reading-my-books/) [Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e2/madeleine-l-engle-345_bed_the-truth-is-that-i-hate-to-think-about_2892821.png) > [My business is not reading your messages. I don't have a business doing that. And it's against my values to do that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-cook/my-business-is-not-reading-your-messages-i-don-t-have-a-business/) [Tim Cook](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-cook/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74c/tim-cook-1729_business_my-business-is-not-reading-your-messages_2372594.jpg) > [I don't want people poking around in my private stuff. They've no business in it. My work is what I give to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-gleeson/i-don-t-want-people-poking-around-in-my-private-stuff-they-ve-no/) [Brendan Gleeson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-gleeson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca1/brendan-gleeson-16797_business_i-don-t-want-people-poking-around-in-my_972018.jpg) > [Ever come home and found your room messed up? Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "clean" it, and suddenly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/ever-come-home-and-found-your-room-messed-up-like-some-helpful-person/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36a/rick-riordan-27_coming-home_ever-come-home-and-found-your-room-messe_169062.jpg) > [I'm sorry. If you're working as secretary of state, you do not have time to be spending half of your volume of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jill-stein/i-m-sorry-if-you-re-working-as-secretary-of-state-you-do-not-have/) [Jill Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jill-stein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0a/jill-stein-660_business_i-m-sorry-if-you-re-working-as-secretary_533117.jpg) > [I guess there's enough information out there to support that I'm a crazy, wild dude and rock and roll and this, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kid-rock/i-guess-there-s-enough-information-out-there-to-support-that-i-m-a/) [Kid Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kid-rock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a4/kid-rock-2111_about_i-guess-there-s-enough-information-out-t_1197565.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/private-stuff/#itemlist", "name": "Private Stuff Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Thomas Haden Church" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-haden-church/i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-vague/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/thomas-haden-church-12271_private_i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-v_3162002.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/thomas-haden-church-12271_private_i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-v_3162002.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/358/thomas-haden-church-12271_private_i-like-to-keep-my-private-stuff-pretty-v_3162002.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like to keep my private stuff pretty vague.” — Thomas Haden Church", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you get older, keeping the private stuff private seems less important.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Lawrence Block" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-block/when-you-get-older-keeping-the-private-stuff-private-seems-less/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/lawrence-block-6776_important_when-you-get-older-keeping-the-private-s_2327824.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/lawrence-block-6776_important_when-you-get-older-keeping-the-private-s_2327824.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/lawrence-block-6776_important_when-you-get-older-keeping-the-private-s_2327824.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you get older, keeping the private stuff private seems less important.” — Lawrence Block", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People just want to know something, anything. 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