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Certain Extent Quotes

Not every truth is absolute, and 'to a certain extent' is how people admit that honestly. These quotes use the phrase to describe partial growth through facing one's darkest parts, a public image that shifted after a project's success, and a shared, complicated reaction that is both funny and sad at once. The phrase itself becomes a small act of precision and humility.

Growth is rarely total; it happens Being tested a certain extent at a time, through discomfort and reflection.

I'm a big believer in the notion that our greatest potential lies in our darkest parts. To a certain extent it's only in facing those parts of ourselves that we can truly grow, and I think that's true of all...

Quotes by Zachary Quinto

We try to... we are, I suppose to a certain extent all affected and erm, that is both funny and sad I think.

Quotes by Tony Hancock

Everyone has those times when you feel like you don't fit in. Everyone struggles to a certain extent with being cool and popular, but I never really let it affect me. I played sports and did theater, and school was...

Quotes by Spencer Boldman

Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent my slightly amateur approach in physics, combined with much practical experience, was an asset.

Quotes by Simon van der Meer

Able Quotes

Change doesn't happen often, but to a certain extent in some way, I think when you get into recovery and you stay there, you change.

Quotes by Shawn Colvin

That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species.

Quotes by Richard Owen

I play piano and guitar and I do write my own stuff so to a certain extent I know what I want to do in regards to music. But I'm still finding out what kind of music is my favourite...

Quotes by Richard Fleeshman

I don't think I have the demeanor to be a politician. I'm used to making decisions and to a certain extent being in charge.

Quotes by Raymond Kelly

Because the Asian market is so omnivorous, it affects all the shark populations up and down the Central and South American coast, and to a certain extent the East Coast of the United States as well.

Quotes by Peter Benchley

Being Quotes

The perception about me has changed to a certain extent after the success of 'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.'

Quotes by Nushrat Bharucha

We know there are certain types of viruses that are nasty - influenza, for instance, is an area that is not a blindside. But a lot of viruses have come out of nowhere, like H.I.V., or to a certain extent...

Quotes by Nathan Wolfe

There's a relationship between music and spirituality and inspiration and to a certain extent improvisation that draws me in, because I don't totally understand it. I know that those relationships have been telling me, since I started making records, where...

Quotes by M. Ward

I have this vision of maybe going the way of Bill Kurtis and, I think, Tom Brokaw, to a certain extent - the ability to not be tied to the desk anymore, but to do projects that are meaningful to...

Quotes by Lester Holt

From the building of the temple of Solomon, which is also treated as a leading epoch in chronology, a new period in the history of worship is accordingly dated, - and to a certain extent with justice.

Quotes by Julius Wellhausen

I Am Quotes

To a certain extent I am taking a leap of faith. I'm adding up the evidence on either side, and I'm seeing the evidence of there not being a God is overwhelming compared to the evidence for there being a...

Quotes by Julia Sweeney

I want to get up there and tell entertaining stories but that are also to a certain extent clean.

Quotes by Jon Heder

I think to a certain extent in Bosnia and among the Hutus in Rwanda and also among the Tutsis in Rwanda who then took revenge on the Hutus, there is a sense of being swept up and a sense that...

Quotes by John Pomfret

They say that every writer, they write about himself, and I think that to a certain extent that is true. But also we are creators of fiction.

Quotes by Jo Nesbo

A lot of times, I think that what I do for a living has no integrity. 'Once Upon A Time' has changed that to a certain extent because the reaction we get from children out in the world is so...

Quotes by Ginnifer Goodwin

Me Quotes

I'm very comfortable in the air. And if you're really in love with flight, you're in love to a certain extent with being outside of the body, not grounded. The problem is, if you're not in your body, you can't...

Quotes by Ellen McLaughlin

Frequently Asked Questions

How does one quote link personal growth to facing dark parts of oneself?
It suggests that our greatest potential often lies in our darkest parts, and that to a certain extent, real growth only comes from facing those parts honestly.
How did one actor's public image change to a certain extent?
They describe their perception shifting to a certain extent after the success of a particular film, showing how one project can partially reshape public perception.
What does the quote about shared reaction mean by 'to a certain extent'?
It describes being affected, to a certain extent, by a shared situation that feels both funny and sad at once, capturing mixed emotion honestly rather than picking one side.
How do these quotes describe uncertainty around emerging health threats?
One quote notes that while some viruses like influenza are well understood, others emerge unexpectedly, and to a certain extent, that unpredictability itself is the real challenge.
Where can I read more about honest, qualified self-reflection?
Explore the Being quotes collection for more on honest reflection and personal growth.

See related honest reflection in Able quotes, or explore identity further through I Am quotes.