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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.

A novel is often a longer process in handling self-doubt.

Quotes by Robert Sheckley

Through the evolutionary process, those who are able to engage in social cooperation of various sorts do better in survival and reproduction.

Quotes by Robert Nozick

Reality is observer-determined - it's a spatio-temporal process, which fortunately means that things must change.

Quotes by Robert Lanza

I did the first study because I had been exposed to something that I took to be important and interesting - this thought reform process - in the military.

Quotes by Robert Jay Lifton

The actual technique, the process of painting flat color and simple geometric edges, all dates from my time here on Coenties Slip.

Quotes by Robert Indiana

Writing is an incessant process of discovery.

Quotes by Robert Hass

The nature of the lost-wax process is that there is no original in the popular sense.

Quotes by Robert Graham

Marriage and the creation of families has been an integral part of our society since its creation; it should not be defined without the kind of involvement by the people which a constitutional process would require.

Quotes by Robert Foster Bennett

In my opinion, Israel has the right to its security in as much as the Palestinians have the right to resist occupation. Israel has the power in this perpetual stalemate, as it also has the power to break it and...

Quotes by Robert Del Naja

Popularity isn't just something that happens. You have to give something in exchange for it, and that's the dangerous part of the process.

Quotes by Robert Bringhurst

Beyond a certain point, the whole universe becomes a continuous process of initiation.

Quotes by Robert Anton Wilson

It's inevitable now, because everyone is a superstar, even if they're just an average player, and maybe that was part of the process set in motion when I signed that contract in 1994.

Quotes by Robbie Fowler

The process of software development doesn't feel any better than it did a generation ago.

Quotes by Rob Pike

'Firepower' is the eighteenth full-length studio album for Judas Priest. That's a lot of metal songs over the decades, and the writing process is always the same, really.

Quotes by Rob Halford

Music is a whole oasis in my head. The creation process is so personal and fulfilling.

Quotes by River Phoenix

The process for awarding Nobel prizes is so complex that it cannot be corrupted.

Quotes by Rita Levi-Montalcini

Recording is just a lengthy process, so to have to record before every professional video, that's where a real time drain comes in.

Quotes by Riki Lindhome

I really enjoy the writing process because I can do it from my house. I can create these characters and take them in the different directions that I want to take them. You have a lot of freedom as a...

Quotes by Ricky Schroder

There are days when I'll write for 15 minutes and have to give up and move around, and I'll write another paragraph and give up again. On other days I get intensely - focused on the process, sit down at...

Quotes by Rick Riordan

You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.

Quotes by Rick Scott

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.