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Bounded Quotes

Where the lines are really drawn.

These bounded quotes move from the earth's spherical surface to a country described as lying between two rivers, showing how loosely boundary language gets used.

Our country - whether bounded by the St. John's and the Sabine, or however otherwise bounded or described, and be the measurements more or less; - still our country, to be cherished in all our hearts, and to be defended...

Quotes by Robert Charles Winthrop

Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.

Quotes by Philip Guedalla

We regard it as a certainty that the earth, enclosed between poles, is bounded by a spherical surface.

Quotes by Nicolaus Copernicus

America means far more than a continent bounded by two oceans. It is more than pride of military power, glory in war, or in victory. It means more than vast expanse of farms, of great factories or mines, magnificent cities,...

Quotes by Herbert Hoover

About Quotes

A writer is justly called 'universal' when he is understood within the limits of his civilization, though that be bounded by a country or an age.

Quotes by George Edward Woodberry

Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.

Quotes by Francis Bacon

With code, what it means is what it does. It doesn't express, not really. It's a very bounded conversation. And writing is not bounded. That's what's hard about it.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Once I climbed into a mountain lion's cage and she bounded at me and put her paw on my face, but she kept her claws withdrawn.

Quotes by Edward Hoagland

There is a no-man's land in our politics: on the one hand, bounded by what we know to be true, and on the other hand, bounded by what the media says is politically correct. And that's where Donald Trump lives....

Quotes by Dick Morris

Age Quotes

What ordinary men are directly aware of and what they try to do are bounded by the private orbits in which they live; their visions and their powers are limited.

Quotes by C. Wright Mills

And although our bodies are bounded with skin, and we can differentiate between outside and inside, they cannot exist except in a certain kind of natural environment.

Quotes by Alan Watts

Frequently Asked Questions

What does bounded mean across these quotes?
It shifts between literal geography, oceans, poles, rivers, and more abstract ideas, like a biography's genre limits or a nation's borders and identity.
Why search for bounded quotes?
Writers researching geography, patriotism, or definitions of national identity often want language describing limits and borders in a more poetic way.
Is there humor in this collection?
Yes, one quote wryly defines biography as bounded by history, fiction, obituary, and tedium, poking fun at the genre's contradictions.
Does patriotism come up in these quotes?
It does. One reflects on loving a country regardless of exactly how its borders are described or measured, prioritizing identity over precise geography.
What related pages pair well with bounded quotes?
Readers interested in national identity may also enjoy between quotes for more on borders and in-between spaces.

One writer jokes about biography being bounded by history and fiction - at any age, definitions rarely stay as fixed as they first appear.