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title: "5 Universal Things Quotes by 5 authors"
description: "Browse 5 Universal Things quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best Universal Things sayings and thoughts."
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> [I know that sounds cliché, but mostly from my own experiences and things I see around me. We're all human beings, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-know-that-sounds-clich-but-mostly-from-my-own-experiences-and/)

[Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f4/joan-jett-2373_human-beings_i-know-that-sounds-clich-but-mostly-from_990120.jpg)

> [The stuff I write about is pretty universal, the things my closest friends and I talk about - our anxiety about being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/the-stuff-i-write-about-is-pretty-universal-the-things-my-closest/)

[Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/314/anne-lamott-188_anxiety_the-stuff-i-write-about-is-pretty-univer_1283202.png)

> [The things people use Pinterest for tend to be universal. The core usage is every day, common, universal things. What am I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-sharp/the-things-people-use-pinterest-for-tend-to-be-universal-the-core/)

[Evan Sharp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-sharp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/evan-sharp-18425_birthday_the-things-people-use-pinterest-for-tend_2507074.jpg)

> [Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-sharpton/dr-king-s-general-principles-are-universal-but-the-things-he/)

[Al Sharpton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-sharpton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15e/al-sharpton-2091_principles_dr-king-s-general-principles-are-univers_2633458.png)

> [Even in my music, I am always searching for big, universal things - ways that you can sort of reach outside the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/even-in-my-music-i-am-always-searching-for-big-universal-things-ways/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/octavia-spencer-6802_bigs_even-in-my-music-i-am-always-searching-f_3068826.jpg)

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