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Fall Quotes

On falling behind, falling in love and falling empires.

These fall quotes cover technology anxiety, the vulnerability of falling in love, and even the slow historical fall of empires like Rome. Related: our Falling quotes.

When I first started modelling, as I was walking down the catwalk I just thought, 'Please don't fall over, please don't fall over, please don't fall over!'

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

United we stand, divided we fall.

Quotes by Aesop

Like anyone else, I can fall into these massive Instagram holes and start comparing myself to other people.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

One of my favorite fall items is a turtleneck. Cozy pieces like that for the fall - cashmere, fluffy cream turtlenecks - I think that's so sexy.

Quotes by Adrienne Bailon

Fallacy Quotes

My size works against me as well, as some players I would just touch and they would fall over to get a free kick.

Quotes by Adebayo Akinfenwa

If you paint a picture and I paint a picture, we each want to do it our own way. And we'll stand or fall on whatever we did.

Quotes by Adam West

We know there is gravity because apples fall from trees. We can observe gravity in daily life. If we could throw an apple to the edge of the universe, we would observe it accelerating.

Quotes by Adam Riess

We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

Silicon Valley tends to fall in love with the new new thing.

Quotes by Adam Lashinsky

Fallen Quotes

I was kind of the black sheep with the Disney kids. I was uninterested in making friends with most of them. I didn't really fall into 'the Disney mold.' I was more or less the kid hanging out with the...

Quotes by Adam Lamberg

The people who abandon Jihad fall a victim to humility and degradation.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

I do not expect the Union to be dissolved - I do not expect the house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other.

Abraham Lincoln

A universal cash transfer in the form of a minimum guaranteed income would mean that automatically everyone has something to fall back on without having to deal with the vagaries of their local panchayat.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

I haven't won a World Cup. There's things that haven't been finished, and I'm not afraid to fall flat on my face trying.

Quotes by Abby Wambach

Falling Quotes

Planned Parenthood claims to offer a wide variety of services, but they actually fall short in many areas.

Quotes by Abby Johnson

Certainly, last year we did an episode about the census and sampling versus a direct statistic. You just said the word 'census,' and people fall asleep.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

Sometimes in the middle of the night, I wake up with a song in my head, and I have to finish it so I can fall back asleep.

Quotes by Aaron Neville

This is a crazy game we play. You're going to have those times you can't get out, and those times where you can do everything right, and the ball does not fall.

Quotes by Aaron Judge

I think that is one thing I've picked up: follow a routine, be consistent, and everything is going to fall in place. If you are scrambling around, and you are late for stuff, that adds extra stress, and you have...

Quotes by Aaron Judge

Fallout Quotes

It's definitely tough on the pass rushers when they say you're taking a quarterback down and you fall on top of them and it's roughing the passer. Ain't really much you can say, it's just tough.

Quotes by Aaron Donald

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about falling behind on technology?
Yes - one quote candidly worries, "I'm just going to fall so far behind and become really bitter," while reflecting on being slow to adopt smartphones. It's a relatable take on resisting change.
Is there a quote about falling in love?
Yes - one quote puts it simply: "When you fall in love, you become weak." For more on that vulnerable feeling, see our Falling collection.
Is there a quote referencing history or the fall of an empire?
Yes, one quote references Edward Gibbon writing about the fall of the Roman Empire, using it as a historical comparison about how much transportation has changed since ancient times.
Is there a quote about wishes or fairy-tale thinking?
Yes - one quote notes wryly, "Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales," a reminder that good things usually take effort rather than luck. For related themes on being let down by fantasy versus reality, see our Fallacy collection.
Where can I find more quotes about setbacks or things falling apart?
For more on that theme, check out our Fallen collection, or browse Fallout for quotes about the aftermath of big changes.

For nearby wordplay and related themes, see our Fallacy and Fallout collections.