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Figuring Quotes

On the slow process of working things out.

These figuring quotes lean into patience, including one voice describing thirty years spent working something out before finally feeling ready to grow. For a related mindset, see Love quotes.

I love my job and I love my children. It's really about figuring out your schedules and getting everything down that you need to do and sticking to your plan.

Quotes by Adriana Lima

'Shortcomings' was me figuring out who I am.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

Whether it's the experiments on 'MythBusters' or my earlier work in special effects for movies, I've regularly had to do things that were never done before, from designing complex motion-control rigs to figuring out how to animate chocolate.

Quotes by Adam Savage

Of course, the opposite of white privilege is not blackness, as many of us seemed to think then; the opposite of white privilege is working to dismantle that privilege. But my particular hip-hop generation proved to be very serious about...

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

Always Quotes

When it comes right down to it, developing a critical sensibility about parenting isn't really about disapproval; it's about honing your own sensibilities, figuring out how you want to parent.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

I've always been really involved in figuring out who my audience is and how to reach them.

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

The thing I love about being a novelist is that with each project, you invent a new world. You approach it with a different set of aesthetic and structural ideas, and you grapple with a different series of problems in...

Quotes by Adam Mansbach

One of the great political and economic challenges of our time is figuring out the balance between wealth that benefits society and wealth that distorts.

Quotes by Adam Davidson

When you really start figuring things out as a quarterback, you realize you don't have to be perfect every time, but you do have to be quick and decisive.

Quotes by Aaron Rodgers

Like Quotes

It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves....

Quotes by Zeljko Ivanek

What came up at age 49 is I realized that of all the things I'm interested in, the thing I'm most interested in is figuring out what makes people tick, why people think the way they do, why they act...

Quotes by Yo-Yo Ma

I do love the idea of people at a certain time in their lives when they're questioning, figuring out who to be. I find that interesting, but honestly, I think it's like that at every time in your life.

Quotes by Winnie Holzman

We're really interested in more visual storytelling, figuring out a way to blend our level of observation with a bigger visual scope.

Quotes by Will Speck

What's the fun in approaching something closed-minded? I'm very specific; if dialogue is too on-the-nose, or there's a lot of telling and not showing, I'll talk to my manager and let them know the problems I have with it. But,...

Quotes by Will Rothhaar

Love Quotes

People think of teachers who are born to teach, and you think of all these charismatic folks. Some of the most successful teachers are some of the least charismatic, interestingly. But they have a gift of figuring out what motivates...

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

Just figuring it out for 30 years - 30 years... I think I'm ready now to expand - to grow.

Quotes by Wendy Liebman

For most developers, that kind of situation - a player figuring out how to do something that the designer didn't intend - to most developers, that's a bug. For me, that's a celebration.

Quotes by Warren Spector

When I started doing things on my own, I was figuring - remember, it was a very nascent market. And there was a lot that was unknown about the renewable marketplace in 2004, early 2003, when I was planning on...

Quotes by Vinod Khosla

I am not this big celebrity, but it gets really crazy. You have to go through the nuts of blowing up, in a sense, and then figuring out how to live your life with that.

Quotes by Vanessa Carlton

Me Quotes

Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services - from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants - are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a...

Quotes by Tom Peters

Frequently Asked Questions

What ties together this Figuring collection?
These quotes are about the process of working things out over time - decades spent finding a path, recognizing quiet talent in unassuming teachers, players discovering unintended ways to interact with a game, and the curiosity behind understanding why people act the way they do. The Love page pairs well if you want a warmer companion set.
Why do people search for "figuring" quotes?
The word captures an ongoing process rather than a finished result, so people use these quotes for posts about growth, career change, or simply admitting they're still working things out.
Is there a quote here about spending decades finding your path?
Yes, one entry reflects on spending thirty years figuring things out before finally feeling ready to expand and grow. It's a strong caption for late-blooming career changes or milestone reflections. The Always page has more steady, long-view lines like it.
Does this page mention players finding unexpected ways to interact with something?
One quote describes how a player discovering an unintended way to use a system is treated as a bug by most developers, but as a moment worth celebrating by this speaker. It's a fun pick for gaming or creative-industry posts.
How can I use these figuring quotes?
They work for reflective growth posts, career-change announcements, or captions about curiosity and problem-solving. The Like and Me pages both complement this collection's personal, still-in-progress tone.

Others focus on curiosity as a tool, whether it's a teacher whose gift isn't charisma or a mind drawn to explaining why people act the way they do. Pair this with Like quotes.