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Order Quotes

Most Famous Order Quotes of All Time!

Order in these lines is less about neatness and more about deep structure, from calculated risks taken to preserve something greater to the biological uncertainty underlying how living systems organize themselves.

We have to tokenize in order to normalize.

Quotes by Paloma Elsesser

They ought to put out the eyes of painters as they do goldfinches in order that they can sing better.

Pablo Picasso

What the detective story is about is not murder but the restoration of order.

Quotes by P. D. James

Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

Quotes by Orson Welles

I haven't, in the 23 years that I have been in the uniformed services of the United States of America, ever violated an order - not one.

Quotes by Oliver North

In order to move others, I must be moved.

Quotes by Niccolo Paganini

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

Quotes by Napoleon Bonaparte

I do not favor the gag order.

Quotes by Nancy Grace

Love often wears a mask in order to test loyalty.

Quotes by Minna Antrim

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

Quotes by Miguel de Cervantes

We're all seeking order. We're all seeking control.

Quotes by Michael Connelly

I'll order anything that has the word 'fig' or 'crusted' in the menu description.

Quotes by Michael Carbonaro

George Washington participated as a vestryman in his local congregation, but that didn't really imply any particular kind of religious belief. This was necessary in order to participate in the society.

Quotes by Matthew Stewart

In order to win a championship, you've got to be consistent.

Quotes by Matt Barnes

Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain.

Quotes by Marquis de Sade

I like things to have rules, I like order and I like schedules.

Quotes by Mark Consuelos

A month before the season, I don't order fries with my club sandwich.

Quotes by Mario Lemieux

The average trade of an individual is in the thousands of shares, whereas the institutional trade can be in the millions of shares. Clearly, the bigger the order, the bigger the move in the stock.

Quotes by Maria Bartiromo

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.

Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley

Maybe I wanted to hear it so badly that my ears betrayed my mind in order to secure my heart.

Quotes by Margaret Cho

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Order quotes page about?
It gathers quotes that use "order" in both a structural sense, like scientific uncertainty and organizational cohesion, and a purposeful sense, as in taking action in order to achieve something. The mix spans philosophy, science, and technology.
Why do people search for order-themed quotes?
Order is a concept that shows up in discussions about structure, security, and purpose, so people look for quotes on it when writing about systems, decisions, or the reasoning behind an action. It's a word that connects very different fields.
There's a quote linking decentralized databases to security and incentives - what's that doing on a quotes page?
It shows how the phrase "in order to" can build a logical chain of reasoning, moving from one requirement to the next in a clear, almost technical way. That structured thinking contrasts nicely with the more philosophical entries about desire and good order.
Is there a quote here about calculated risk?
Yes, one entry argues that accepting the chance something might be misused is sometimes worth it to protect a more important principle, which frames order as something that sometimes requires difficult trade-offs. It adds a more serious, ethical dimension to the collection.
How are order quotes typically used?
They work well for captions or reflections about structure, decision-making, or the reasoning behind a choice. For related themes, the Chaos page offers a contrasting angle, and Law covers order in a more formal, rule-based sense.

Another treats order as something built in stages, where security must come first before real incentives can follow. See Chaos quotes for the counterpoint, or Law quotes.