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Bump Quotes

Small jolts, bigger lessons.

Some of these lines use a bump as a science metaphor for layered discovery, while others describe hitting a creative wall or bumping into strangers who inspire connection. Entrepreneurs also weigh in on staying steady after a bump in the road, a theme shared with Bumps quotes.

Sculpture is something you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.

Quotes by Ad Reinhardt

'Remember the Time' and 'You Rock My World' from Michael Jackson were two of my favorite songs ever. My mom used to bump them all the time.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Physics investigates the essential nature of the world, and biology describes a local bump. Psychology, human psychology, describes a bump on the bump.

Quotes by Willard Van Orman Quine

With this book, I truly hope to reach everyone that I don't bump into on the street and share my story.

Quotes by Teri Hatcher

Bumped Quotes

For a writer, the Book Festival is interesting because you bump into all these other writers whose work you know, whose names you know, and you have a chance to put a person with the name and the work.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

In football you tend to drift away and on to the next job; you bump into someone after two or three years and it's the same as seeing them yesterday.

Quotes by Steve Clarke

When I bump into Scotland supporters they are pretty positive. They just want a little bit of success. I don't think that's too much for them to ask.

Quotes by Steve Clarke

Around the holidays, or anytime I'm going on vacation, I try to bump up my cardio or lose a pound before leaving.

Quotes by Stacy Keibler

Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.

Quotes by Spencer Tracy

Bumper Quotes

A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together to bump off the Godfather for not going to church on Sunday.

Quotes by Russell Baker

My great grandparents are Scottish, and I have this very tenuous connection which I try and bump up whenever I can, because I'd much rather be Scottish than English.

Quotes by Rupert Friend

Back in the day, rappers were 'bump bump bump ba bump ba bump.' They was rhyming like that, but I was like, 'bababa bump bump babum ba babump bababa bump.'

Quotes by Rakim

You always bump into politics in life, and as a man, I'm party to a number of environmental issues that concern me first and foremost, as a man, as a father.

Quotes by Pierce Brosnan

I'm an east coaster, you know, I'm brought up in Toronto where it's very much, like, kind of a miniature New York in that there's a subway and you're surrounded by people a lot and, you know, you bump into...

Quotes by Paulo Costanzo

Bumper Sticker Quotes

However varied you try to make your work, you still bump up against the end of you. You keep knocking into a wall, and the wall is your own skull. But when you adapt somebody's work, it's like a door...

Quotes by Nick Hornby

Successful entrepreneurs find the balance between listening to their inner voice and staying persistent in driving for success - because sometimes success is waiting right across from the transitional bump that's disguised as failure.

Quotes by Naveen Jain

Low-wage individuals barely get anything. I think we have to reward work, and I do think that we need to bump up the earned income tax credit to help low-wage workers.

Quotes by Mike Coffman

Democracy does not require perfect equality, but it does require that citizens share a common life. What matters is that people of different backgrounds and social positions encounter one another, and bump up against one another, in the course of...

Quotes by Michael Sandel

I have reached a state in life where I can buy a whole house full of chairs and can bump into them until they are black and blue.

Quotes by Mercedes McCambridge

Bumps Quotes

To learn to do backflips and front flips, you had to fall and bump your head a couple times. I've been doing them since I was a little one, though. Just something I've enjoyed doing, just flip.

Quotes by Marshawn Lynch

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "bump" mean in these quotes?
It's used both literally, as in physically bumping into someone, and figuratively, as a small obstacle or setback that pushes a person toward growth.
Are there any quotes about business or entrepreneurship here?
Yes, a few reflect on how successful entrepreneurs manage the balance between persistence and adapting after hitting a rough patch.
Is there a quote about creative work hitting limits?
Yes, one line compares creative frustration to repeatedly knocking against the same wall, a familiar feeling for anyone adapting someone else's work into something new.
Do any quotes mention chance meetings with strangers?
Yes, one author hopes their book reaches people they may never actually encounter in passing on the street.
Where can I read more plural or related takes on this theme?
The Bumps quotes page and Bumped quotes page both expand on this same idea from different angles.

Beyond the literal sense, a bump here often stands for an obstacle that forces reflection or redirection. Check out Bumped quotes for more on getting knocked off course, or browse Bumper quotes for lighter takes.