Best Central Quotes to Inspire, Uplift & Motivate You Every Day

“When I grew up, we went to Coney Island and Central Park. We'd find our way to the water and watch the fireworks.”

“For me, it is one of the 'signs of the times' that the idea of God's mercy is becoming increasingly central and dominant.”

“The central task for a business is to make a profit. The challenge is to make a profit by doing things which are genuinely good for people and good for societies.”

“Being a female comic and getting a Comedy Central special is an honor because not a lot of women get that.”

“My faith is central to everything I do. My faith position is a Good Samaritan position of trying to watch out for the other person.”

“The idea that Hillary Clinton wants to do to Central America what her husband did to Colombia is troubling.”

“I believe that living life with a definiteness of purpose, with having a central focus, is essential to success.”

“I started creative writing classes at Aberdeen Central Library, and the writer-in-residence there, Todd McEwen, encouraged me a great deal. He showed my stories to his editor, and I thought that was just what happened to everyone who took his classes!”

“I like it when I am in the middle; I am closer to the ball. The manager wants me to pass, to make assists, create chances, and I do more because I think the position is more central, and I don't ask all the time for the ball at my feet.”

“When I was a kid, my dad was in construction and used to move the family back and forth between central Florida's east and west coasts.”

“The Congress plays a central role in our constitutional structure.”

“I want to give consumers way more choices in health care. Choice and competition always drive down costs better than central control.”

“Even though Haitian women are considered the 'poto mitan' - the 'central pillars' of the family and their communities - they are often the most underserved members of already poor communities.”

“The Internet - central to modern life - provides new ways for our enemies to plan and act against us.”

“When you are interviewing refugees, each person you talk to has a different story that could come from a horror movie. So many people talk about seeing their families get murdered before their eyes. Then I go to Central Park, and people are talking about their third divorce and paying tuition.”

“There's a lot of mystery just inherent in the story of 'Descender.' There's sort of a central mystery that runs throughout it.”

“You run the risk, whenever you build your story around a central mystery, of either letting it go too long, or revealing it too soon and then taking the wind out of the sails of the narrative.”

“In New York, everybody looks great and is well dressed, but seeing someone in Ohio wearing Marc Jacobs is like spotting an owl in Central Park. Rare.”

“Although the pineapple had been widely disseminated for centuries among the native peoples of South and Central America, it didn't figure in European history until 1493.”

“Although fostering a peaceful, prosperous and equitable hemisphere is clearly in the best interest of the United States, Washington has not always supported Central America's struggle for economic survival.”

“Thomas Piketty assembles the facts to prove a central point about trickle-down economics: Doesn't work. Never did. He has cold, hard data showing how the rich keep getting richer and how the playing field is rigged against working families.”

“Jesus was not born in a manger in central Pennsylvania. He was a man of color. And the fact that we have represented him for centuries literally as a white man speaks to the entire history of white supremacy.”

“I am a central European with an English education and a deplorable tendency to constant self-analysis. I am irritable and have weak nerves.”

“Surprise drives progress because innovation depends on the sort of knowledge no one can gather in a central place.”

“War is America's central liturgical act necessary to renew our sense that we are a nation unlike other nations.”

“Comedy Central is what these young people are viewing. The network speaks to their audience, which is saying, 'Give me fast jokes. Give me party stories and party language.'”

“It was in the sugar hacienda in Negros, Panay and in Central Luzon where I saw the injustices heaped upon the sugar workers, particularly the sacadas, or seasonal workers.”

“There are lots of things that I will probably never experience in this life. Military combat. Being dictator of a small central American country. Dunking a basketball. Being a famous rock star. Or walking on Mars. But one thing I have been, and will always be, is an entrepreneur.”

“The central issue of our time - of all times - is the size, power and scope of government.”

“I live in a flat in central London. I do like it there; there's always stuff going on. But I do crave a bit of peace and quiet.”

“There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesn't matter.”

“When you start writing about the stuff that is the central experience of your own life, you can talk about whatever you want, in whatever way you want.”

“I think that with everything I've done, in the end, whoever the central character is, they would find a way to forgive, because that's really important to me.”

“I'm a comedian who happens to be Latino. What's the difference? The difference is, my special will air on Comedy Central, not Telemundo.”

“Benedict's spending down his energy was a function of his fighting against the Space/Information Age's relentless pressure on the concept of hierarchy, the restoration of which he had, following John Paul II, made a central part of the program that has come to be known as the reform of the reform.”

“To achieve important things, we have to sacrifice what's important to us. That's an idea that's very central to Indian thinking.”

“We had the courage to face the superpowers that wanted a military triumph for each side they supported in Central America. We told them, 'No,' and presented a peace plan.”

“The Central American isthmus is a region of great contrasts, but also of heartening unison. Millions of men and women share dreams of freedom and progress.”

“The devadasis have a multilayered story, a story in which poverty, deprivation and injustice against women is central - but what has happened to them is absolutely an outcome of imperialism and the impact of British rule in India.”

“Mexico has perhaps, in some ways, a good practice, in which it has officials devoted precisely to hold those children, to retain those children that are crossing through our territory, who are coming from Central America.”

“My father's violence is the central fact of my art and my life.”

“During the morning rush hour on March 20, 1995, the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo placed packages on five subway trains converging on Tokyo's central station. When punctured, the packages spread vaporized Sarin through the subway cars and then into the stations as the trains pulled in.”

“Religious freedom, often referred to as the first freedom, is of central import to the American experiment. As such it should feature prominently in U.S. foreign policy.”

“Trust is central to an economy that works.”

“I am especially proud of taking on issues most central to the health of our American democracy.”

“It's important to make clear to all the schools at Harvard the central role of the library.”

“I try to be a good shiksa wife. I go to Central Synagogue in New York.”

“Every player wants to be as complete as possible and goals for a central midfielder are very important.”

“When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.”

“South Central is just who I am.”

“It means a lot to be back in New York. Particularly since one of the last senior event scheduled in the States was supposed to be here in New York. We were supposed to play in Central Park right after 9-11 and when 9-11 happened obviously things changed.”

“During my nearly five years as director-general of WHO, high-level policymakers have increasingly recognized that health is central to sustainable development.”

“Using the device of an imaginary world allows me in some strange way to go to the central issues - it's one of many ways to express feelings about real people, about real human relationships.”

“Dark Water was one of my favourite films to shoot because of Walter. I had seen the previous films he had directed, Central Station and Motorcycle Diaries, and I thought they were great. I really trusted him.”

“If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely.”

“Comedy will always be central to what I do, it's just an instinct for me, but I am a writer and always have been.”

“I love Central Park. I spend a lot of time in there. I try and get in there whenever I can.”

“I grew up half in South Central and half in the San Fernando valley.”

“Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story.”

“When my first novel was published, I went in great excitement round bookshops in central London to see if they had stocked it.”

“You can get the true essence of New Yorkers by just hanging out in Central Park.”

“When it comes to films, people often don't differentiate between the message of a bad central character and the message of the film itself. They are two separate things.”

“It is said that many children who live in the central provinces, away from the ocean, have a great longing to see it. I who had never been away from the monotonous country surrounding us looked forward eagerly to seeing the mountains.”

“I had sat in one day in Central Park with Bonnie and Delaney, and Duane was playing with them, so I asked if he wanted to work on an album. You never had to say to him how to play the guitar.”

“I was always the last one chosen for football games in Central Park.”

“'m really proud of it. To me, it's a movie about character behavior and the pecking order of the pack, as well as the central character's massive survival guilt.”

“I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables.”

“I saw no reason why other nations should tell Central Americans how to solve their problems.”

“In 'The Grandmaster,' I had a supporting role, but my character in 'The Crossing' is much more central to the plot.”

“Telehealth has provided a solution for thousands of Central Virginians to receive the high-quality care they need, while still taking precautions to protect themselves and their families from COVID-19.”

“So the search for a father in Central Station is also a search for a country.”

“From protecting consumers to establishing common standards and promoting free trade, the E.U. plays a central role. And nation states alone cannot tackle common threats such as climate change without the co-ordination that the E.U. and other supranational institutions provide.”

“The Comedy Central CDs combined with the TV specials are what led to my stuff being traded and passed around, and a lot more people knowing my jokes than I thought.”

“When I came into television, the serials were all women-centric, while the men had to stand around like furniture. I wasn't willing to be a prop in serials. To my good fortune, I got serials where I was a central character.”

“And in fact, one of the central reasons why I never got involved with any drugs or anything is that I remember talking to people in maybe 1975 who saw Hendrix but couldn't remember it. I was like, 'How could that be?'”

“In Central Virginia, farmers are some of our strongest conservationists. They understand the complex ecosystems they inhabit, and they cherish the role they play as stewards of the land.”

“Running in Central Park is my favorite thing to wake up and do. I have my own specific path that I have to run every single time. There's a little bit of OCD involved, but I love it.”

“I sing in Hungarian. I read Hungarian. I do not pretend to speak Hungarian, but I sing in languages that I have studied as languages. And I find that to be central and very, very helpful. I think if you're not really cognizant of what every single word means, I think that might be a little tricky.”

“Gender is not central to coding.”

“The COVID-19 crisis has presented disproportionate risks to Central Virginia's seniors, and it has created extremely stressful situations for their families.”

“Who needs to graduate from Central Saint Martins in London or New York's Fashion Institute of Technology when a homemade outfit can go viral on YouTube with millions of hits?”

“Chicken Shop Date, as it's pronounced, is the name of the YouTube channel that I started during my first year studying fashion journalism at Central St Martins.”

“I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science.”

“The crippling health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis have been felt across Central Virginia. But in our communities of color, COVID-19's spread has been particularly destructive.”

“I try to construct each of my novels around one central theme - core tensions shared by the characters.”

“For the poor, learning to manage money well is central to improving their lives.”

“It is not for me but for the people to rate the central government.”

“Denny O'Neil did some great things with Joker - I thought Greg Rucka used him really well in 'Gotham Central.'”

“Balto' was one of my favorite movies. Balto is the Disney character that's like half-dog, half-wolf. There's a statue of Balto in Central Park.”

“Also, General Zinni, who commanded central command, was very much opposed to the war in the first place, as I was. We were both quoted to that effect in February of 2003.”

“I endeavor that all orchestras I conduct sound Central European.”

“Grand Central really didn't want me doing anything under my own name but the 'Kitty' novels.”

“Quiet is definitely not how I would describe New York, but if I go outside of the front door, I see the beautiful Central Park, so it's a nice place to be. And I have a very quiet room, which helps!”

“Mostly, I was only interested in television as a kid, and the majority of reading material I collected was an adjunct to that central concern, comic books and magazines included.”

“Sadio can play on the left or the right. It's similar to me, I used to play out wide and I now play more central.”

“What are the odds that a nuclear emergency like the one at Fukushima Dai-ichi could happen in the central or eastern United States? They'd have to be astronomical, right?”

“I believe in constructive cooperation from the central government for any development and welfare schemes for Odisha. I want to work in cooperation with them for the development of the state.”

“Childcare will be absolutely central to my plans in terms of tackling poverty. In fact, I would say childcare is the perfect example of an initiative that is both pro-growth and anti-poverty.”

“Tap is still the central driving force of my life. I think and talk in dance.”

“Humility is of central importance; I think it's an underappreciated virtue in the contemporary discussion of law and politics.”