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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.

Taxpayers have long memories, especially when it comes to how their hard-earned money is spent.

Quotes by John Kennedy

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

Quotes by John James Audubon

One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures... as they changed their hue in twenty varieties of richest arrangement of tints.

Quotes by John James Audubon

Shakespeare examines how democracy is built.

Quotes by John Kani

Exciting discoveries in neuroscience are allowing us to fit educational methods to new understandings of how the brain develops.

Quotes by John Katzman

Nobody should underestimate how much the world changed on the 11th of September 2001.

Quotes by John Howard

Foreign policy is effectively the assertion of many individual countries intersecting on the global marketplace. And you have to figure out how to get your interest served in a way that meets the interests and needs of these other folks.

Quotes by John F. Kerry

How did I get to Hollywood? By train.

Quotes by John Ford

How ironic, to be my last game that I ever played would be against Dan in a Super Bowl. The thing I always was afraid of was playing in a Super Bowl when it was raining. I can't throw a...

Quotes by John Elway

These studies resulted eventually in a complete sequence analysis of the complex from several species, and in the atomic resolution structure of the F catalytic domain of the enzyme from bovine mitochondria, giving new insights into how ATP is made...

Quotes by John E. Walker

How we come to be, and how we are what we are, is beyond any understanding. I have been obsessed by this, trying to understand the very nature of my existence.

Quotes by John Eccles

We don't teach kids how to feel, we don't give them the words to go by.

Quotes by John Denver

Presidents have to learn how to adapt. Every president comes into the job; it's different than they expect. They must adapt.

Quotes by John Dickerson

We all know about blogs and how big they are.

Quotes by John Doerr

My father taught me how to hunt.

Quotes by John David Washington

My mother taught me how to love.

Quotes by John David Washington

I don't know how to carry a tune.

Quotes by John de Lancie

The arts generally have had to recognize Modernism - how should poetry escape?

Quotes by John Crowe Ransom

Stripe really did come about because we were really appalled by how hard it was to charge for things online.

Quotes by John Collison

The thing about kissing men - how do people stand it? The stubble is maddening.

Quotes by John Cho

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.