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Realize Quotes

The moment understanding arrives.

One filmmaker reflects on not realizing how a restrictive rating would keep young viewers away from a film meant specifically for them - a small but honest regret. Related pages include How.

Many fail to realize this great recording industry was built by so-called jazz artists. And at the other end of the spectrum, a base in European classical music as well.

Quotes by Ahmad Jamal

If you're not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

I didn't realize how much harm I was doing back then and I think a lot of rap artists probably don't realize it now. I said a lot of stuff fooling around back then, and I saw it do a...

Quotes by Adam Yauch

I learned at an early age that I could make the things that I wanted. That's a very powerful thing to realize as a kid. LEGOs were a key part of that.

Quotes by Adam Savage

How Quotes

The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.

Quotes by Adam Osborne

Politics is the art of realizing what there is to realize.

Quotes by Adam Michnik

I started to realize I wasn't like every other boy.

Quotes by Adam Lambert

One of my favorite things was I got to work with Avi Arad on a movie for Sony, and we don't realize this, but he's the reason toys were sold off of cartoons, more or less. He created the Gobots!

Quotes by Adam F. Goldberg

I definitely got to a point where I realize how unusual it is to be able to play large, sold-out shows 30 years into a rock and roll career. I don't take it for granted.

Quotes by Adam Clayton

Life Quotes

You don't realize how much you use your credit card not even to buy things. It's a card you get so you can navigate society.

Quotes by Adam Carolla

One of the achievements of the reform movement is that people realize that they can be democrats and remain faithful Muslims. Democracy is now an established idea.

Quotes by Abdolkarim Soroush

When you really start figuring things out as a quarterback, you realize you don't have to be perfect every time, but you do have to be quick and decisive.

Quotes by Aaron Rodgers

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

We didn't realize there were that many boy bands until we started touring in Europe. I don't think we were ever affected by it since a lot of the groups in Europe didn't really sing live, but we did and...

Quotes by A. J. McLean

Like Quotes

When you look at traditions closely, examine what they really are, you realize they're made up of layers and layers of deferrals, delays, indecisions, tomorrows and long lunches.

Quotes by A. A. Gill

Those who realize their folly are not true fools.

Quotes by Zhuangzi

We don't realize how much we need something until it's taken away from us.

Quotes by Yungblud

We need to realize that our path to transformation is through our mistakes. We're meant to make mistakes, recognize them, and move on to become unlimited.

Quotes by Yehuda Berg

Because I now realize, after all this time, I have never truly felt worthy of all that I have been given.

Quotes by Wynonna Judd

Me Quotes

I have come to realize that Jesse Helms stands for everything in politics that is anathema to me.

Quotes by William Weld

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of quotes are collected on this "Realize" page?
This page gathers quotes built around moments of realization — sudden insight, hard-won understanding, or admitting you were wrong about something. One example describes a slow learning process, noting it "took me 10 years to realize that I don't know 'em, 10 years to realize that it's possible to learn them, then another 10 years to learn how to do things." Life quotes covers related big-picture reflection if you want more.
Is realizing a mistake the same as being foolish, according to these quotes?
Not according to one of the quotes here, which flips the idea on its head: "Those who realize their folly are not true fools." The suggestion is that recognizing your own error is actually a sign of wisdom, not foolishness.
Do any of these quotes come from filmmakers or musicians?
Yes. One is from a filmmaker reflecting on how an R rating limited who could see their movie, noting they made a film "as a cautionary tale for 14- and 15-year-old girls, and those girls were not allowed to see the film by their parents." Another describes realizing how many devoted "Rockabilly fans there were here in America."
What's a good use for "realize" quotes?
They work well as captions or reflections for moments when you've just understood something about yourself, other people, or a long process — the kind of sudden clarity several of the quotes describe.
Where can I find more quotes about self-awareness or preference?
Check Like quotes or How quotes for related themes of preference and process, or Me quotes for more personal reflection.

Other quotes describe realization as something slow, arriving only after years of practice, alongside the sharper observation that noticing your own folly is itself a sign you aren't truly foolish. See Life or Like for more.