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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.

When we benefit from CT scanners, M.R.I. devices, pacemakers and arterial stents, we can immediately appreciate how science affects the quality of our lives.

Quotes by Brian Greene

I think any time I'm nervous I just pretend that I'm not, and that's how I deal with it.

Quotes by Bria Vinaite

We finally sat down and asked ourselves how much of our lives we wanted to give everybody. We had just given a little too much, and it started to become a burden.

Quotes by Brian Austin Green

If somebody doesn't have enough judgment to be able to look at plastic surgery and realize how phony it is, then they can't be helped.

Quotes by Brian Austin Green

Anyone who has been the victim of the social-media furies knows just how distorting and dishonest those furies can be.

Quotes by Bret Stephens

We have to laugh at how hard life can be and how screwed up we can be at times.

Quotes by Brett Gelman

I don't see how I ever could have thought that having an all-white crew for a special about race would be OK.

Quotes by Brett Gelman

You have to know how to score.

Quotes by Brett Hull

I thought that the older I got, that partying would change - and it has - in the way that now I know how to party.

Quotes by Brendon Urie

We, as a society, have become very fixed in our ideas of how things were, how they are, and how they should be.

Quotes by Brandon Victor Dixon

I don't know how I feel right now.

Quotes by Brandy Norwood

Before I started MakerBot, I was creating cool stuff and sharing it with the Internet. That's how I knew all the folks at BoingBoing, at Engadget and Gizmodo.

Quotes by Bre Pettis

Bands that say they don't care about how their records sell are liars.

Quotes by Brandon Flowers

I know how to be funny to black audiences.

Quotes by Brandon T. Jackson

I think my wife has struggled a bit because of how obsessive I get with what I eat and stuff.

Quotes by Bradley Wiggins

Early Nineties - that was what it was all about: how people dressed on the terraces.

Quotes by Bradley Wiggins

I feel sort of really aware of how the... online cyber world has begun to take over reality.

Quotes by Brad Paisley

I have a lot less faith in the system. You really don't understand how swampy it is until you get here.

Quotes by Brad Parscale

These social platforms are all invented by very liberal people on the West and East Coast, and we figure out how to use it to push conservative values. I don't think they ever thought that would happen.

Quotes by Brad Parscale

I've been told that I overshare. Sometimes I get criticized for it, but how else would I be if not all of me?

Quotes by Bozoma Saint John

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.