Top 676 Keeping Quotes

Words matter. These are the best Keeping Quotes from famous people such as Henry David Thoreau, Jax Jones, J. J. Watt, Janet Jackson, Bob Iger, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic

There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance.
Henry David Thoreau
Diet-wise, I practice intermittent fasting, keeping me alert, as the body is using up its energy stores. It keeps my diet in check, so I’m just on black coffee and water, maybe a fruit round 1 P. M.
Jax Jones
Every year, I take 10 of my best friends from high school on a trip. That’s kind of my way for saying thanks to them for being so loyal, for keeping me honest, and for just being great friends throughout this craziness.
J. J. Watt
I’ve never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.
Janet Jackson
Keeping it simple for the consumer is incredibly dire.
Bob Iger
As Attorney General, my most important responsibility is keeping New Yorkers safe by enforcing the laws that protect our people from harm. But another fundamental part of my job is to seek to advance the basic American principle of equal justice under law.
Eric Schneiderman
We can agree that keeping serious criminals in prison is an effective means of preserving public safety, but we must also recognize that the axiom of ‘putting people in jail and throwing away the key’ does not apply to all offenders universally and can actually be counterproductive.
Ken Cuccinelli
Keeping a relatively small, predominantly U.S. Special Forces presence in Afghanistan to continue to train the Afghan army past December 2016 is a wise policy that would benefit both Afghans and Americans.
Peter Bergen
When I started wearing a yarmulke, I wanted to stand out or take the form of whatever was inspiring me. But now I think there’s something to not working it, to keeping it on the inside, and it just being kind of like a secret.
Matisyahu
When I was really small, my mother had difficulty keeping me dressed, as I liked to be naked! I definitely had very strong ideas on what I wanted to wear. My favourite look was always Action Man and Spiderman. Now though, I really like beautiful clothes.
Cara Delevingne
I believe there are three keys to success. For me it is keeping my priorities in order: It’s my faith and my family, and then the business.
Kathy Ireland
Keeping a habit, in the smallest way, protects and strengthens it. I write every day, even if it’s just a sentence, to keep my habit of daily writing strong.
Gretchen Rubin
No section of the American populace has been more completely deceived by the forces interested in keeping the truth from the people than America’s youth.
Francis Parker Yockey
The U.S. is the biggest investor in research and development in the world. It has the best universities. Keeping them supplied with the best talent is essential.
James Dyson
I’m single and looking and failing miserably. I’m keeping my options open.
Katie Leung
I’m learning the power of going away for the weekend and keeping myself company.
Zoe Saldana
Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form – to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself.
Holly Near
So I figured in keeping with the record, I’d do something off the wall which is show up for free and wing it… I don’t know, I’m just going to play some songs. I think it’ll be fun.
Paul Westerberg
Circuit training is a great way to go. Keeping the reps high and the weight low, you’ll tone your muscles without bulking up.
Jessica Stroup
Even at my biggest, I want to be writing for other artists. Even at my peak – the highest I can be as an artist – I always want to be keeping my creative juices flowing, keeping money in the bank, putting my intellectual property out there.
Keri Hilson
I just know keeping track of what I’m doing and where I’m going is important to me.
Demetri Martin
What is so seductive about texting, about keeping that phone on, about that little red light on the BlackBerry, is you want to know who wants you.
Sherry Turkle
For I must tell you that we artists cannot tread the path of Beauty without Eros keeping company with us and appointing himself as our guide.
Thomas Mann
I don’t think Philadelphia’s challenge is in coming up with great ideas or having great founders. I think the real challenge is keeping them here.
Josh Kopelman
My job is to support businesses, that means promoting British commerce in the big emerging markets that have been neglected in the past. It means keeping Britain open to inward investors, trade and skilled workers. It means cutting red tape which is suffocating growing companies which create jobs.
Vince Cable
When you write a song, there’s no point keeping it to yourself.
Iwan Rheon
By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process design, metrics, hiring and firing were all relatively straightforward skills to master compared with keeping my mind in check.
Ben Horowitz
Playing well with others is important – not being too flashy, just keeping good time and of course coming up with cool beats. A good snare drum, kick drum, high hat. Just getting good at the hand feet coordination.
Chad Smith
I always say, ‘Man, the Creator is preparing me for something. He’s keeping the sun on me for some reason. He’s keeping me aligned with that generation.’ Because I genuinely love people, I love hip-hop, and I love using it as a tool to communicate and to create a better vibration.
Doug E. Fresh
No, I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I’m just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile – that’s when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.
Lily Collins
Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are.
Malcolm Forbes
In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times yo

In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I’m keeping a chart.
Hillary Clinton
In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues are political issues, and politics itself is a mass of lies, evasions, folly, hatred and schizophrenia.
George Orwell
O God, we praise Thee for keeping us till this day, and for the full assurance that Thou wilt never let us go.
Charles Spurgeon
Keeping a guy in prison costs 50,000 bucks a year. Executing one costs a couple million.
John Grisham
Pay-for-procedure or fee-for-service reimbursement rewards doctors and hospitals for volume – not keeping patients healthy or being efficiency. Pay-for-Performance is clearly one tool that can change the incentives to reward quality.
Ron Wyden
Yes, I’m always keeping my eye on trends and designers. With certain favourites, I can tell you what season an item of clothing is from. I’ve been to a few catwalk shows, and I love seeing how the clothes look on a person.
Nicola Adams
The only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in keeping their money in their own pockets.
Lysander Spooner
As a child who loved to read, I had trouble finding honest stories. I felt that adults were always keeping secrets from me, even in the books I was reading.
Judy Blume
It’s a cliche, but the people who enjoy your work and who come up and say, ‘I enjoyed that and I liked that,’ they are the people who ultimately are keeping you in work. And so, it would be rude and ungrateful of me to be anything but polite.
Joe Lycett
The way most people fail is in not keeping up the heart.
Lady Gregory
The biggest issue is muscle pliability. That’s what I think the biggest secret to me is. What is muscle pliability? Muscle pliability is keeping your muscles long and soft.
Tom Brady
In a nation growing increasingly more diverse, it is imperative that the organizations tasked with keeping us informed reflect the same diversity.
Marcia Fudge
No matter how old you get, if you can keep the desire to be creative, you’re keeping the man-child alive.
John Cassavetes
Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket. A player can’t be a finisher in just 6 months or one year. You have to be used to that responsibility, keeping on doing what is required from you over a period of time.
MS Dhoni
I’ve always been steady on and off keeping diaries and journals. I try to document everything so I can remember it the older I get.
Meaghan Jette Martin
I have seen lonely people of advancing age, yet as constant as angels, keeping faith to those they loved who fell in wars that current generations, not having known them, cannot even forget. The sight of them moving hesitantly among the tablets and crosses is enough to break your heart.
Mark Helprin
Keeping people fired up starts with having a really clear vision for what the company is aiming to do.
Nick Woodman
In a weird way, the drama behind the stage was sort of keeping ‘Community’ on people’s minds.
Jim Rash
Keeping score is for games, not friendships.
John C. Maxwell
Let’s just say I haven’t been keeping up the Gary Barlow persona; I’ve let loose.
Liam Payne
I’m very genetically blessed; I cannot deny it, but I work hard at keeping myself together. Yes, I have nice cheekbones and skinny legs, but I can’t take any credit for it.
Elizabeth Banks
I think that it’s just about balance, keeping myself centered, and being happy and healthy.
Normani Kordei
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
Theodore Roosevelt
I’m battling with keeping my narcissism at bay as it is, so Twitter was not a good thing for that.
Joel Kinnaman
Sometimes the hardest thing about committing the perfect crime can be keeping your genius to yourself.
Sarah Lacy