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Discard Quotes

On letting go, choice, and refining what stays.

These discard quotes show two sides of the word, one refusing to abandon a personal style while another describes a writer selecting and discarding tools before finding the right fit. See our Able quotes for related themes.

Wisin is my brother. He always will be my brother. We are very happy as solo artists. We had a great musical trajectory together, which will be there forever. And for the future, we won't discard reuniting and making something...

Quotes by Yandel

I have matured in my shot selection but will not discard my style. I don't believe in wasting balls.

Quotes by Virender Sehwag

Many people on the political left found my work psychologically liberating. They began to say: once you realize that standards emerge historically, then you can see through and discard all the norms to which we have been falsely enslaved.

Quotes by Stanley Fish

In science, each new result, sometimes quite surprising, heralds a step forward and allows one to discard some hypotheses, even though one or two of these might have been highly favored.

Quotes by Stanley B. Prusiner

Able Quotes

For the timid or uninitiated, leaf-wrapped foods offer an ideal and gentle introduction to fire cooking. Liberated from the need to worry about whether the fish is sticking to the grill or burning, pay attention instead to the rate of...

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

Being is a spiritual proposition. Gaining is a material act. Traditionally, American Indians have always attempted to be the best people they could. Part of that spiritual process was and is to give away wealth, to discard wealth in order...

Quotes by Russell Means

That's the way cultural change works in America: the rest of us discard a prejudice that the Right still clings to; in the fullness of time, the Right comes around, too, deploying clever rationalizations to forget they ever bore the...

Quotes by Rick Perlstein

The world is indeed a mixture of truth and make-believe. Discard the make-believe and take the truth.

Quotes by Ramakrishna

As long as I can remember, I saw myself as black. I was socially conditioned to discard that. It was an all-white town. I was very unhappy. I felt like I was constantly self-sabotaging in order to conform to religion,...

Quotes by Rachel Dolezal

Best Quotes

I woke up in Australia almost every day for the first 47 years of my life. When I left, I didn't discard that, didn't reject that, didn't forget that. Not even New York City can wipe that out.

Quotes by Peter Carey

Obviously, everyone looks at whether we bring young footballers into the first team, that's one of the goals. But I wouldn't discard someone who is successful in life, that's big. The hall of fame in the academy should be a...

Quotes by Per Mertesacker

Theories cannot claim to be indestructible. They are only the plough which the ploughman uses to draw his furrow and which he has every right to discard for another one, of improved design, after the harvest.

Quotes by Paul Sabatier

Every writer has to figure out what works best - and often has to select and discard different tools before they find the one that fits.

Quotes by Nora Roberts

Whenever known and sufficient causes are available, it is anti-scientific to discard them in favour of a hypothesis that can never be verified.

Quotes by Max Weber

Change Quotes

Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.

Quotes by Marie Kondo

To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. And if you no longer need them, then that is neither wasteful nor shameful. Can you truthfully say that you...

Quotes by Marie Kondo

To defeat the aggressors is not enough to make peace durable. The main thing is to discard the ideology that generates war.

Quotes by Ludwig von Mises

I can work on a verse for a very long time before realising it's not any good and then, and only then, can I discard it.

Quotes by Leonard Cohen

While day by day the overzealous student stores up facts for future use, he who has learned to trust nature finds need for ever fewer external directions. He will discard formula after formula, until he reaches the conclusion: Let nature...

Quotes by Larry Bird

Day Quotes

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young.

Quotes by Konrad Lorenz

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the central tension in these discard quotes?
Deciding what to keep versus let go, whether that's personal style, creative tools, or childhood ideals.
Is there a quote about refusing to change style?
Yes, one speaker insists on keeping their approach even while acknowledging improved shot selection elsewhere.
Does any quote describe a creative process of elimination?
One does, describing how writers often test and discard tools before settling on what actually works.
Is there a quote about growing up?
Yes, one contrasts a child discarding ideals with an adult who never quite outgrows old habits.
What related topic should I check out?
Our Change quotes explore the broader theme of letting go and moving forward.

A more reflective line links discarding childhood ideals to growing up, framing the word as part of maturing. Read on with our Best and Change quotes.