--- title: "22 Thermostat Quotes by 21 authors" description: "Browse 22 Thermostat quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Thermostat sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/anonymous-1_father_a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-t_2582634.jpg" --- > [A father's words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-that-sets-the-temperature-in/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/anonymous-1_father_a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-t_2582634.jpg) > [Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-udall/man-is-now-in-charge-of-the-thermostat-for-the-globe/) [Tom Udall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-udall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/tom-udall-26414_globe_man-is-now-in-charge-of-the-thermostat-f_3048292.png) > [Personally, I have already turned down the Downing St thermostat by 1 degree](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/personally-i-have-already-turned-down-the-downing-st-thermostat-by-1/) [Tony Blair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-blair/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/tony-blair-812_degrees_personally-i-have-already-turned-down-th_1482864.jpg) > [“Be a thermometer and not a thermostat! (Set the temperature rather than registering it!)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-budzinski/be-a-thermometer-and-not-a-thermostat-set-the-temperature-rather-than/) [Karen Budzinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-budzinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/karen-budzinski-17718_thermometer_be-a-thermometer-and-not-a-thermostat-se_2985261.jpg) > [The maintenance man is moving the thermostat in our office today. I started talking with him about the](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-adams/the-maintenance-man-is-moving-the-thermostat-in-our-office-today-i/) [Scott Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/scott-adams-666_maintenance_the-maintenance-man-is-moving-the-thermo_326023.jpg) > [“A man defends the temperature in his house. He maintains a thermostat that perpetuates tranquility.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lorna-jackie-wilson/a-man-defends-the-temperature-in-his-house-he-maintains-a-thermostat/) [Lorna Jackie Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lorna-jackie-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9de/lorna-jackie-wilson-74953_defend_a-man-defends-the-temperature-in-his-hou_3074411.jpg) > [“Turn down the thermostat. Let the air be a touch cold rather than a touch hot. Others can choose to wear extra…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-durant/turn-down-the-thermostat-let-the-air-be-a-touch-cold-rather-than-a/) [John Durant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-durant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/john-durant-17648_money_turn-down-the-thermostat-let-the-air-be_2065628.jpg) > [You've got to be a thermostat rather than a thermometer. A thermostat shapes the climate of opinion; a thermometer just reflects it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cornel-west/you-ve-got-to-be-a-thermostat-rather-than-a-thermometer-a-thermostat/) [Cornel West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cornel-west/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/cornel-west-708_climate_you-ve-got-to-be-a-thermostat-rather-tha_2260395.jpg) > [“Choose your own mental state, rather than letting the environment govern it. Be a thermostat, not a thermometer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pavan-choudary/choose-your-own-mental-state-rather-than-letting-the-environment/) [Pavan Choudary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pavan-choudary/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/pavan-choudary-79570_environment_choose-your-own-mental-state-rather-than_1118861.jpg) > [“Time and mood were always regulated by Dad. Our whole family was set to the thermostat, boiling or freezing, inside of him.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andie-mitchell/time-and-mood-were-always-regulated-by-dad-our-whole-family-was-set/) [Andie Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andie-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ba/andie-mitchell-65828_family_time-and-mood-were-always-regulated-by-d_2997069.jpg) > [“some people are thermometers, some are thermostats. You’re a thermostat. You don’t register the temperature in a room, you change it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-agassi/some-people-are-thermometers-some-are-thermostats-you-re-a-thermostat/) [Andre Agassi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-agassi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/andre-agassi-2822_quote_some-people-are-thermometers-some-are-th_1327618.jpg) > [People don't want to give up their SUVs. They don't want to turn the thermostat down in the winter and up in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ed-begley-jr/people-don-t-want-to-give-up-their-suvs-they-don-t-want-to-turn-the/) [Ed Begley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ed-begley-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/ed-begley-jr-13810_down_people-don-t-want-to-give-up-their-suvs_180985.png) > [Turning the thermostat down is something that I do pretty reluctantly. I like to be able to walk around in whatever I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/turning-the-thermostat-down-is-something-that-i-do-pretty-reluctantly/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94b/anonymous-1_able_turning-the-thermostat-down-is-something_1825277.jpg) > [Consider a clock thermostat, and set it so that you're not using energy when you don't need it, when you're out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-gore/consider-a-clock-thermostat-and-set-it-so-that-you-re-not-using/) [Al Gore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-gore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/al-gore-609_clock_consider-a-clock-thermostat-and-set-it-s_3142041.jpg) > [Most of the time in the 21st century, we dominate our surroundings: We tweak the thermostat, and the temperature falls one degree.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-kristof/most-of-the-time-in-the-21st-century-we-dominate-our-surroundings-we/) [Nicholas Kristof](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-kristof/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f0/nicholas-kristof-6723_21st-century_most-of-the-time-in-the-21st-century-we_501984.jpg) > [Not wasting any water bottles is good. Not leaving the lights on is good. Turning the thermostat down in the winter, up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-nye/not-wasting-any-water-bottles-is-good-not-leaving-the-lights-on-is/) [Bill Nye](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-nye/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ed/bill-nye-1613_best-things_not-wasting-any-water-bottles-is-good-no_2973957.png) > [It can't be that difficult to build a great thermostat. So I decided to figure out: What would the thermostat for the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-fadell/it-can-t-be-that-difficult-to-build-a-great-thermostat-so-i-decided/) [Tony Fadell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-fadell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e9/tony-fadell-11652_about_it-can-t-be-that-difficult-to-build-a-gr_2847933.png) > [ \[Even the mechanism can be endowed with an image. Thus\] the thermostat has an image of the outside world in the shape… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenneth-e-boulding/even-the-mechanism-can-be-endowed-with-an-image-thus-the-thermostat/) [Kenneth E. Boulding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenneth-e-boulding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf0/kenneth-e-boulding-3728_behavior_even-the-mechanism-can-be-endowed-with-a_292365.jpg) > [Each of us has an inner thermostat setting that determines how much love, success, and creativity we allow ourselves to enjoy. When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gay-hendricks/each-of-us-has-an-inner-thermostat-setting-that-determines-how-much/) [Gay Hendricks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gay-hendricks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/gay-hendricks-15128_creativity_each-of-us-has-an-inner-thermostat-setti_2658305.jpg) > [...if we all turned down the thermostat in our house by just one degree, we would save over £650 million worth of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cameron/if-we-all-turned-down-the-thermostat-in-our-house-by-just-one-degree/) [David Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/745/david-cameron-1858_car_if-we-all-turned-down-the-thermostat-in_464311.jpg) > [“At any point in your career, you are either a thermostat or a thermometer. You either define the temperature of the people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/at-any-point-in-your-career-you-are-either-a-thermostat-or-a/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/james-altucher-1597_career_at-any-point-in-your-career-you-are-eith_2031524.png) > [He is a thermostat leader, not a thermometer...He does not react to the environment he's in. He changes every environment he's in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trent-dilfer/he-is-a-thermostat-leader-not-a-thermometer-he-does-not-react-to-the/) [Trent Dilfer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trent-dilfer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/trent-dilfer-30106_doe_he-is-a-thermostat-leader-not-a-thermome_1782588.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thermostat/#itemlist", "name": "Thermostat Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A father's words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-that-sets-the-temperature-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/anonymous-1_father_a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-t_2582634.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/anonymous-1_father_a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-t_2582634.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f6/anonymous-1_father_a-father-s-words-are-like-a-thermostat-t_2582634.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A father's words are like a thermostat that sets the temperature in the house” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Udall" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-udall/man-is-now-in-charge-of-the-thermostat-for-the-globe/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/tom-udall-26414_globe_man-is-now-in-charge-of-the-thermostat-f_3048292.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/tom-udall-26414_globe_man-is-now-in-charge-of-the-thermostat-f_3048292.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/tom-udall-26414_globe_man-is-now-in-charge-of-the-thermostat-f_3048292.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Man is now in charge of the thermostat for the globe.” — Tom Udall", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Personally, I have already turned down the Downing St thermostat by 1 degree", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tony Blair" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-blair/personally-i-have-already-turned-down-the-downing-st-thermostat-by-1/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/tony-blair-812_degrees_personally-i-have-already-turned-down-th_1482864.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/tony-blair-812_degrees_personally-i-have-already-turned-down-th_1482864.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af9/tony-blair-812_degrees_personally-i-have-already-turned-down-th_1482864.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Personally, I have already turned down the Downing St thermostat by 1 degree” — Tony Blair", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Be a thermometer and not a thermostat! 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