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How Quotes

The questions behind every choice.

This set of how quotes covers a range of specific curiosities, from wondering how an R rating limits a film's audience to asking how a franchise could work without its signature character. Several reflect on the practical 'how' behind creative decisions rather than abstract philosophy. Related reflections continue in our About quotes.

Literature hasn't come up with any new themes. The literature of all different times - it's still dealing with how one resolves issues of existence.

Quotes by Gao Xingjian

Hillary Clinton almost got to be president. The reasons why she didn't become president had to do with bad judgments about how to handle the early caucus states, which is not a gender-specific trait.

Quotes by Gail Collins

Throughout my career, especially the second half of my career, I was always nerdy or anal when it came to how I prepared for my matches.

Quotes by Gail Kim

I really didn't know how to eat until I studied nutrition in my second year of college.

Quotes by Gail Kim

Nothing really prevented me from showing Catman as bi, but it's how I thought of him.

Quotes by Gail Simone

When I was around eight, I learned how to touch-type at school, and I received a computer as a present. I started writing plays, and for many years I thought I would be a playwright.

Quotes by Gabrielle Zevin

I don't know how people do this waxing thing. Now I just have all these bumpy ingrown hairs.

Quotes by Gaby Hoffmann

When I finally held the trophy, it was just how I imagined it would be.

Quotes by Gabriela Sabatini

It takes an astronaut so long to get to space - that's how long it takes to catch up on my music.

Quotes by Future

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

Quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt

Stories where the author has known very little, but run a computer program that tells him how to construct a planet, and looked up specific things about rocketry and so on, really suck.

Quotes by Frederik Pohl

I went to a very academic school that actually - when I got to the point of wanting to pursue acting, they just had no idea how to do that, because all of their contacts were very academic.

Quotes by Freema Agyeman

It is strange how little harm bad codes do.

Quotes by Frederick Pollock

But it is strange how many rational beings believe the ultimate truths of the universe to be reducible to patterns on a blackboard.

Quotes by Frederick Pollock

It is odd how learned persons fail to see that new terms and definitions are apt to mean new doubts and litigation.

Quotes by Frederick Pollock

Kind words produce happiness. How often have we ourselves been made happy by kind words, in a manner and to an extent which we are unable to explain!

Quotes by Frederick William Faber

Oh, how hard it must be to die anywhere but in one's birthplace.

Quotes by Frederic Chopin

Jesus showed us how to be courageous and sacrificial while we die for our beliefs, not while we kill for them.

Quotes by Frederica Mathewes-Green

It is up to the coaches to tell me how to play.

Quotes by Freddie Ljungberg

Hulu understood how much content costs. By remaining defensive, YouTube is losing various aspects of video - long-form, for example - to other companies.

Quotes by Freddie Wong

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these "How" quotes explore?
These quotes use "how" to ask real questions — how a rating can limit who sees a film, how fame changes your privacy, and how certain characters feel inseparable from their franchise. For more everyday reflections, see the Always quotes page.
Is there a quote about film ratings?
Yes, one quote reflects on not realizing "how limiting an R rating is," describing a film made as a cautionary tale for young teenagers who ended up not being allowed to see it. For more film-related reflections, see the About quotes page.
Is there a quote about fame and privacy?
Yes — one quote asks directly, "How do you deal with the loss of anonymity, the loss of privacy?" It's a candid look at what fame actually costs. For related thoughts, see the Just quotes page.
Is there a quote about movies and their iconic characters?
Yes, one quote asks, "How can you have 'Scream' without Ghostface?" and adds, "It's like 'Friday the 13th' without Jason." It's a fun observation about how tied certain characters are to their films.
Is there a quote about disliking a classic author?
Yes, one quote recalls reading Jane Austen in college and telling "everyone how much I disliked it," including a rough experience with 'Northanger Abbey.' For more on personal opinions like this, see the Know quotes page.

Others ask how someone adjusts to losing their privacy after becoming known, tying the question of 'how' to real personal change. See also Just quotes and Know quotes.