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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 real people fall down in life, they get right back up and keep walking.

Quotes by Sarah Jessica Parker

When you fall in love with favourite movie stars, it's not because they're movie stars and unattainable, but because they show you sides of themselves that are extremely personal.

Quotes by Sarah Gadon

I saw 'Clueless' probably when I was about 8 or 9 years old. And, I had certain films that I would fall asleep so it was 'Clueless' for quite a long time, and I used to just watch it every...

Quotes by Saoirse Ronan

Women do not often fall in love with philosophers.

Quotes by Samuel Richardson

Virtue knows that it is impossible to get on without compromise, and tunes herself, as it were, a trifle sharp to allow for an inevitable fall in playing.

Quotes by Samuel Butler

Sometimes you're afraid to fall in love with a chick, but she sucks you in anyway.

Quotes by Sammy Hagar

The classic French blanch-and-cool technique I learned at Chez Panisse yields the kind of brilliant, picturesque vegetables we all want to see on restaurant plates. Long-cooked foods, on the other hand, fall firmly into the 'ugly but good' camp of...

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

Chez Panisse is a sensory temple - you might have to be made of stone not to fall for it.

Quotes by Samin Nosrat

Most actors go, 'I read the script and fell in love with it'; I fall in love with the directors.

Quotes by Sam Worthington

It's one of the great tragedies of our contemporary life in America, that families fall apart. Almost everybody has that in common.

Quotes by Sam Shepard

Oh, I find it very easy to fall in love.

Quotes by Sam Peckinpah

Vertigo is the conflict between the fear of falling and the desire to fall.

Quotes by Salman Rushdie

If you hold back in hurdles, you are going to fall over.

Quotes by Sally Pearson

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

Quotes by Sallust

As the blessings of health and fortune have a beginning, so they must also find an end. Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Quotes by Sallust

Strive to attain to the greater virtues, but do not neglect the lesser ones. Do not make light of a fall even if it be the most venial of faults; rather, be quick to repair it by repentance, although many...

Quotes by Saint Basil

I'm the kind of person who'll have a few drinks and fall asleep at 11.

Quotes by Sadie Frost

It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.

Quotes by Saad Hariri

Anytime you own a small business, it's all you. There is nobody to fall back on.

Quotes by Sabaa Tahir

I easily fall asleep during a movie.

Quotes by Ryuichi Sakamoto

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.