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Frontier Quotes

Boundaries, change, and career

One quote argues real Change happens at the frontier itself, the edge where old boundaries start to give way.

The frontier between public and private shifts from time to time and culture to culture.

Quotes by Terry Eagleton

Poverty is the frontier we have to be able to cross.

Quotes by Ricardo Lagos

Throughout my career, I was to be cast as a frontier girl, an aristocrat, an Arabian, a Eurasian, a Polynesian, and a Chinese.

Quotes by Gene Tierney

Change happens at the frontier.

Quotes by Erik Hersman

Able Quotes

My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two.

Quotes by David Almond

The idea of the frontier is a stand-in for the idea of liberty.

Quotes by Ben Domenech

Frequently Asked Questions

How do these frontier quotes describe the line between public and private life?
One quote says that boundary shifts constantly depending on the era and the surrounding culture, treating the frontier as something that moves rather than stays fixed.
Is poverty discussed as a kind of frontier?
Yes - one quote calls poverty a frontier that people have to find a way to cross, framing it as an obstacle rather than a permanent condition.
What does the acting-career quote say about frontier roles?
One speaker describes being repeatedly cast throughout their Career as a frontier girl alongside various other ethnic and regional roles.
Do any quotes link frontier directly to change?
Yes - one short quote states plainly that Change happens at the frontier, treating the edge of what's known as where progress actually starts.
What's the shared message across these frontier quotes?
Each treats the frontier as a boundary worth pushing against, whether it's social norms, poverty, or the range of roles someone is allowed to play.

Another reflects on a long acting Career spent repeatedly cast as different frontier and immigrant roles.