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Formal Quotes

Structure, ritual, and life without it.

These formal quotes range from admissions of little formal schooling to boxing described as a ritualized creation of crisis, showing how structure shapes very different pursuits. One line even ties formality to Based career training.

I didn't have much of a formal education myself.

Quotes by Tony Robinson

I have no formal culinary training, right.

Quotes by Thomas Keller

The formal Washington dinner party has all the spontaneity of a Japanese imperial funeral.

Quotes by Simon Hoggart

My work is formal, not based on psychology.

Quotes by Robert Wilson

Any Quotes

Architecture was the last of the major professions to devise a formal 'cursus honorum' before its practice could be undertaken.

Quotes by Martin Filler

While designed to visually seduce, Dune is not primarily a formal exercise but a social, ecological, cultural one.

Quotes by Magnus Larsson

I worked as a restaurant hostess and tutored English-as-a-second-language without a formal work visa.

Quotes by Kim Brooks

Boxing is a formal, ritualized creation of crisis.

Quotes by Katherine Dunn

Marlon was more of a formal zoo director type.

Quotes by Jim Fowler

Architecture Quotes

All formal dogmatic religions are fallacious and must never be accepted by self-respecting persons as final.

Quotes by Hypatia

My operas and my theatre works are very formal pieces.

Quotes by Harrison Birtwistle

No formal course in fiction-writing can equal a close and observant perusal of the stories of Edgar Allan Poe or Ambrose Bierce.

Quotes by H. P. Lovecraft

I am not a dancer. In fact, I have no formal training in dance.

Quotes by Gautam Rode

Vests are flair for men. It's one of the few ways men can accent themselves in a formal yet fun fashion.

Quotes by Eric Wareheim

Based Quotes

Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.

Quotes by Edsger Dijkstra

State educators have confused the length of formal education with real-life skills.

Quotes by Dominic Raab

All literature is an effort at the formal character of the epigram.

Quotes by Delmore Schwartz

I'd make a terrible practitioner of any religion in any formal setting.

Quotes by David Knopfler

My father had very little formal education.

Quotes by Daniel Berrigan

Because Quotes

In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels.

Quotes by Ben Bernanke

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Formal quotes page about?
This page collects quotes about formality, covering formal education, formal training, and formal social occasions. It shows how the word applies just as easily to schooling as to a stiff dinner party.
Why do people search for quotes about being formal?
People look for formal quotes when discussing structure, tradition, or rigid expectations, often to contrast them with a more relaxed or self-taught approach. The quotes here reflect both admiration for and skepticism of formality.
Do any quotes mention a lack of formal training?
Yes, more than one speaker admits to having little formal education or no formal culinary training at all, framing self-taught skill as its own valid path. These lines push back against the idea that formal credentials are always necessary.
Is there a quote describing formality in sport?
One quote calls boxing a formal, ritualized creation of crisis, treating the sport's structure and rules as something almost ceremonial. It's an unusual way of applying formality to something as physical as boxing.
What do these quotes say about formal social events?
One quote compares a formal Washington dinner party to a Japanese imperial funeral, suggesting both share a stiff lack of spontaneity. For more on structured settings, see Architecture quotes as well.

A sharper quote compares a formal Washington dinner party to a Japanese imperial funeral, pointing at how rigid occasions can feel lifeless. For more on structure and design, see Architecture quotes as well.