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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.

In ancient times they had no statistics so they had to fall back on lies.

Quotes by Stephen Leacock

I believe gender is a spectrum, and I fall somewhere between Channing Tatum and Winnie the Pooh.

Quotes by Stephen Colbert

In the fall term of 1933-34 I was on my family farm in Maine.

Quotes by Stephen Cole Kleene

I went to Princeton in the fall of 1930 as a half-time instructor.

Quotes by Stephen Cole Kleene

Let me tell you the story about Massachusetts under Governor Romney. It did fall to 47th out of 50 in jobs creation. Wages went down when they were going up in the rest of the country. He left his successor...

Quotes by Stephanie Cutter

When you fall into a midseason slot, you have the sort of blessing of not being on television while you shoot most of your season.

Quotes by Stark Sands

Pre-teens, teens and college students have unlimited access to the Internet - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Because of the repeated exposure they have to illegal Internet gambling sites, they fall victim by the thousands.

Quotes by Spencer Bachus

I must learn to adapt, or else I'll fall victim to the negative statistics surrounding retired athletes.

Quotes by Spencer Paysinger

The dice of Zeus always fall luckily.

Sophocles

Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant.

Socrates

At home, my children make sure that I fall in line and march to their tune.

Quotes by Smriti Irani

I like a bit of eye candy like anyone but to have it solely about the eye candy and have it fall into a category so rigidly as well is wrong.

Quotes by Siouxsie Sioux

The English expression 'to fall asleep' is apt because the transition between waking and sleeping is a gradual drop from one state of being into another: a giving up of full self-consciousness for unconsciousness or for the altered consciousness of...

Quotes by Siri Hustvedt

I think anyone can fall in love, if you're open and you're willing, but the real test is sustaining it after all the excitement has worn off.

Quotes by Simon Van Booy

Mugabe's resignation fascinates because the fall of tyrants is always a family story, decline of the father, writ large. What a strange creature he is.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

When you're actually inside the experience of writing something, in some ways, you're just writing. Ultimately, you fall in love with the characters, and you get excited about the story, and you're sitting there in your sweatpants or pajamas, and...

Quotes by Simon Kinberg

Yes, my works... are enshrined in museums, but I don't care if the pieces fall apart in 20 years.

Quotes by Sigmar Polke

It was an absurd theory that by cutting taxes you would increase government revenues, because the growth of the economy would create an overflow of taxes that would fall into the government coffers.

Quotes by Sidney Blumenthal

It's good sometimes when you fall; you learn lots of things out of it.

Quotes by Shikhar Dhawan

I try to create as many circumstances outside of set that help me fall into character when I get onto set.

Quotes by Shiloh Fernandez

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.