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Boundaries Quotes

Words on knowing your limits and pushing past them.

This collection of boundaries quotes moves between two ideas: the discipline of self-awareness and the freedom of refusing limits in creative work. One artist admits to knowing exactly what they're good at, a theme worth pairing with our Being page.

Although they are unfailingly gracious, evangelicals are not so good at respecting professional boundaries.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

The idea that standup is a thing with defined boundaries is kind of ludicrous.

Quotes by Hannah Gadsby

Music continues to remind me that its boundaries are limitless.

Quotes by Haley Reinhart

I've spent my whole literary career blurring boundaries between genres and categories.

Quotes by Guy Gavriel Kay

Geographic boundaries really begin to disappear with the Internet.

Quotes by Gregory Stock

Sport is something that crosses all boundaries and can really bring people together.

Quotes by Glenn McGrath

Writers such as Richard Powers and the late David Foster Wallace have shown the path to a newer generation of writers for whom all national boundaries are quaint curiosities.

Quotes by Giles Foden

Boundaries? What are those?

Quotes by Gilbert Arenas

The show has boundaries right now we're trying to widen them not break them.

Quotes by George Eads

I honestly don't know what criteria makes someone right-wing or left-wing anymore. The boundaries of those definitions seem to be in a state of flux. I'm not socialist, I know that.

Quotes by Gary Numan

I certainly don't have any boundaries myself, but I think I'm very aware of other people's.

Quotes by Gaby Hoffmann

Probably all the books I've ever written have been efforts to define the boundaries of humanity.

Quotes by Fred Saberhagen

Ideas are not thoughts; the thought respects the boundaries that the idea ignores thereby failing to realize itself.

Quotes by Franz Grillparzer

My goal is to be an innovator, to break boundaries within my industry, and to branch out to multiple other industries.

Quotes by Eva Marie

Genre boundaries are good for marketing but they all but disappear when you're a player.

Quotes by Esperanza Spalding

God is the biggest storyteller, and when we create stories, we connect with him and with each other across cultural, religious and gender boundaries.

Quotes by Elif Safak

Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures.

Quotes by Edwin Louis Cole

I believe that music should really be without boundaries.

Quotes by Dianne Reeves

Mathematics knows no races or geographic boundaries; for mathematics, the cultural world is one country.

Quotes by David Hilbert

I don't see any boundaries between any of the art forms. I think they all inter-relate completely.

Quotes by David Bowie

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this boundaries quotes collection about?
It balances two ideas: knowing your personal limits honestly, and pushing past creative or stylistic boundaries in your work.
Why do people search for boundaries quotes?
Boundaries are a common theme in self-growth and creative confidence, so people look for language that supports setting or expanding their own limits.
Do these quotes focus only on personal limits?
No, one describes deliberately pushing musical and stylistic boundaries, showing the word also applies to creative ambition, not just restraint.
Is self-awareness part of this theme?
Yes, one quote is built around candidly knowing what you're good at and where your limits genuinely lie, without pretending otherwise.
What other collections relate to this page?
Browse our Being and Good collections for more on self-awareness and honesty.

For related reflections on honesty and self-knowledge, see our Good and About collections.