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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.

It's critical that states improve how teachers are trained, recruited, evaluated, compensated, advanced, and retained.

Quotes by Eli Broad

How absurd that our students tuck their cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPads, and iPods into their backpacks when they enter a classroom and pull out a tattered textbook.

Quotes by Eli Broad

Youth sees too far to see how near it is To seeing farther.

Quotes by Edwin Arlington Robinson

Sin is still sin - no matter how you spell it.

Quotes by Edwin Louis Cole

How blessings brighten as they take their flight.

Quotes by Edward Young

I want to believe humanity has not forgotten how to explore.

Quotes by Edward M. Lerner

So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.

Quotes by Edward Sapir

Every one knows how the snow lies in the valleys of the Alps, forming a plain which slopes gradually downward towards the outlet Imagine such a valley ten miles across, with just such a sloping plain, not of snow but...

Quotes by Edward Burnett Tylor

Taxation: how the sheep are shorn.

Quotes by Edward Abbey

Our scholastic system isn't structured to make sure that kids in the fifth or sixth grades absolutely know how to read.

Quotes by Edward Albert

How small a part of time they share, That are so wondrous sweet and fair!

Quotes by Edmund Waller

How do you possibly say that a cover band is better than the band that created and wrote the material? It's absurd.

Quotes by Eddie Trunk

MAC gave me 55 lipsticks to test. These are the same lipsticks I got caught stealing by the police when I was 15. How ironic.

Quotes by Eddie Izzard

I'm used to playing characters who have a lot to say but don't know how to say it.

Quotes by Eddie Marsan

I started out as an impressionist and that's all about observing - how people move, their voice quality, their attitudes and quirks.

Quotes by Eddie Murphy

In the 21st century, somebody or something has changed the rules about how our world works.

Quotes by Eddie Obeng

I'm not going to apologize for my success. How I live is no secret.

Quotes by Ed Schultz

I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.

Quotes by Ed Helms

Do you defend free markets, or do you reform them? It's the same issue that Labour had in the mid-Seventies, and it's the same issue the Tories had after 1945. How do you interact with this new ideological term?

Quotes by Ed Miliband

I can't see how I'd learn to be a better actor from reading reviews.

Quotes by Ebon Moss-Bachrach

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.