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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.

The ultimate binding element in the medieval order was subordination to the divine will and its earthly representatives, notably the pope.

Quotes by Irving Babbitt

I had therefore to remove knowledge, in order to make room for belief.

Quotes by Immanuel Kant

I write in order to bear witness to life.

Quotes by Herta Muller

There are times when even the most potent governor must wink at transgression, in order to preserve the laws inviolate for the future.

Herman Melville

We must act swiftly in order to halt the rate of decay our planet faces.

Quotes by Henry W. Kendall

Confusion is a word we have invented for an order which is not understood.

Quotes by Henry Miller

The world is not to be put in order; the world is order, incarnate. It is for us to harmonize with this order.

Quotes by Henry Miller

The epoch of Customary Law, and of its custody by a privileged order, is a very remarkable one.

Quotes by Henry James Sumner Maine

We combat obstacles in order to get repose, and when got, the repose is insupportable.

Quotes by Henry Adams

The whole order of nature evinces a progressive march towards a higher life.

Quotes by Helena Blavatsky

Ideally, informal social controls, above all the family, preserve public order. But when the family disintegrates, the police are the second-best solution for protecting the law-abiding.

Quotes by Heather Mac Donald

In order not to hold a frame with someone, you have to be intimidated by them.

Quotes by Heath Ledger

The electroencephalogram represents a continuous curve with continuous oscillations in which... one can distinguish larger first order waves with an average duration of 90 milliseconds and smaller second order waves of an average duration of 35 milliseconds.

Quotes by Hans Berger

There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.

Quotes by Hanna Rosin

I don't order laws, I propose them.

Quotes by Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Read in order to live.

Quotes by Gustave Flaubert

We want to bring order and respect for the constitution.

Quotes by Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

In a global arena, what our businessmen need in order to be competitive is transparency and a level playing-field.

Quotes by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I always anticipated difficulties in order to avoid scenes.

Quotes by Gloria Swanson

The purpose of whistleblowing is to expose secret and wrongful acts by those in power in order to enable reform.

Quotes by Glenn Greenwald

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.