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Process Quotes

Where change begins, one deliberate step at a time.

This collection gathers quotes on process, the unglamorous stretch between an idea and its finished form, from a movie's scriptwriting stage to how a university builds a fair admissions system. Several also reflect on process in a much heavier sense: the long, uneven march of historical reform toward freedom. For more on the mindset behind making things, see our Creative quotes.

EPA's role is even broader than water infrastructure and cleaning up contaminated land - the agency also has a key role in allowing projects to move forward by reviewing environmental impact statements during the permitting process.

Quotes by Scott Pruitt

I love the creative process - brainstorming and coming up with campaigns.

Quotes by Scooter Braun

For films, the process is that you work consistently and constantly for 3-4 months and then leave; whereas for a play, you prepare for about a month and then continue performing it for 5 to 6 months.

Quotes by Satya Bhabha

My books have been translated into various languages and sold in other countries, but I never have any contact with the foreign publishers and am so disconnected from that process that it seems almost imaginary. With 'How to Save a...

Quotes by Sara Zarr

Companies are starting to measure how effective their customer service is and trying to understand what they can do to improve the customer service process.

Quotes by Sanjay Kumar

Ups and downs are par for the course and very much a feature of the Indian growth process.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

Unlike China's growth story, which has been built on the strategy of creating excess supply, the Indian growth story has been built on the strategy of responding to incentives generated by excess demand. Which is why a certain degree of...

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.

Quotes by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

After 40, you want to reverse the ageing process. That's complicated for me because I spent so many years wanting to be older.

Quotes by Sam Rockwell

There are over 20 federal agencies that provide some, or all, of the steps in the export process. This can paint a very confusing and intimidating picture for small companies who often don't have designated export officials or trade representatives...

Quotes by Sam Graves

Growth hackers are typically computer engineers that build great marketing ideas into the product during the development process.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

The process for finding, creating, and consuming information has fundamentally changed with the advent of the web and the rise of blogging.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

Growth hacking isn't some proprietary technical process shrouded in secrecy. In fact, it has grown and developed in the course of very public conversations. There are no trade secrets to guard.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

The process is so much longer than the result for almost everything all of us are doing.

Quotes by Ryan Lewis

'Rocky' is an incredibly human story, and 'Creed' is very inspired by the Rocky lore, but there's something kind of profound in letting it all go. This is the first time I'm co-writing, and I'm learning as I go. This...

Quotes by Ryan Coogler

Biohackers want to tinker; do fun science; and, in the process, accelerate the pace of biotech innovation.

Quotes by Ryan Bethencourt

Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life.

Quotes by Russell Banks

Why are we so terrified of a natural process that allows for life to be brought into this world? Why do we scramble to hide our tampons when we pull them out of our purses?

Quotes by Rupi Kaur

This has not been a legislative process worthy of the Senate. Members of the Judiciary Committee, as I just said, were implored to save their amendments for the floor. Then, when we got here, we were told no amendments could...

Quotes by Russ Feingold

I left Disney in 2000 because I thought that the process of watching TV was really going to change, and the process of creating it and the business model had to change, too.

Quotes by Roy Price

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these quotes about process focus on?
They explore process from several angles — the practical stages of making a movie, the fairness of an admissions process, and the slower processes of historical change. It's a good reminder that most big outcomes are built step by step rather than happening all at once.
Is there a quote about the moviemaking process?
Yes. One quote notes that "Movies are made in the scriptwriting process and prepping and preparations for the shooting process," highlighting how much work happens before filming even starts. If you enjoy quotes about the arts, the Creative quotes page covers similar ground.
Do any of these quotes talk about fairness or admissions?
One quote discusses using race "as one of many factors in an admissions process that is accessible to all," in the context of cultivating leaders who reflect a diverse society.
Is there a quote connecting process to history or emancipation?
Yes, a couple of quotes describe emancipation in America as something that could have come through "the slower process of humanitarian reform," but instead arrived through war — and note that "the process of striking the shackles from the slave was accomplished in a single hour."
Where can I read more quotes in a similar reflective tone?
You might enjoy the Being quotes for thoughts on identity and existence, or the Me quotes for more personal reflections.

Some quotes here are less about method and more about identity, how a process shapes Being along the way. Pair this page with our Like for more on comparison and change.