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Become Quotes

On growing, changing, and becoming something new.

Most of these quotes are personal: a childhood dream, a shift in temperament after finding happiness, the vulnerability that comes with love. One example turns the idea outward, warning how political groups can become intolerant while chasing votes. See Like for a related mood.

It could become much worse.

Thomas Mann

The writer's joy is the thought that can become emotion, the emotion that can wholly become a thought.

Thomas Mann

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe.

Thomas Jefferson

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale of a book can become a subject of inquiry, and of criminal inquiry too.

Thomas Jefferson

Millionaires are risk-takers, and they don't become millionaires until they're 40 or 50. It's a slower process than a lot of people think.

Quotes by Thomas J. Stanley

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

Quotes by Thomas J. Stanley

The ultimate goal of any athlete in any sport is to become a true world champion.

Quotes by Thomas Hauser

We need to become energy independent or at least aspire to that.

Quotes by Thomas Friedman

The gallery in which the reporters sit has become a fourth estate of the realm.

Quotes by Thomas Babington Macaulay

I quit my job, and went ashore to become a writer.

Quotes by Theodore Sturgeon

Life has become the ideology of its own absence.

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

What makes that turnstile turn? That's what made wrestling what it has become. The fans dictate the direction of the wrestling industry.

Quotes by Terry Funk

Anyway, several rewrites later, Del Rey Books did publish my first novel, and it did become the first work of fiction on the New York Times trade paperback bestseller list.

Quotes by Terry Brooks

When things become too prepared, the life comes out of it.

Quotes by Terrence Malick

You can't let the game become too big.

Quotes by Teddy Bridgewater

But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.

Quotes by Ted Kotcheff

Before I could become a military officer or a Member of Congress, I was required to do one thing: Take an oath to the Constitution.

Quotes by Ted Lieu

Some nights, I was so good that I could have become an egotist.

Quotes by Ted Lindsay

Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.

Quotes by Ted Deutch

I don't want to become known as just a body.

Quotes by Taylor Lautner

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about an unusual childhood dream?
Yes — one quote shares a simple, personal ambition: "I had a dream to become a mounted policewoman."
Does one quote talk about happiness and humor?
Yes, one quote reflects, "Possibly I've become less funny as I've been happier," a candid observation about the trade-off some people feel between comfort and comedic edge.
Is there a quote about politics and tolerance?
Yes — one quote observes that "political parties, overanxious for vote catching, become tolerant to intolerant groups," a critique of how the pursuit of votes can shape which views get accepted.
What does one quote say about love and vulnerability?
One quote puts it simply: "When you fall in love, you become weak." It's a short line about how love can leave people feeling exposed. If you like short, punchy quotes like this, check out our Like quotes.
Where can I find more quotes like these?
Browse our Just quotes, Me quotes, or More quotes for additional short, quotable lines.

Continue with Just or More for nearby themes of identity and change.