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Scales Quotes

On tipping points, musical practice, and personal boundaries.

These scales quotes use the word across several registers, from the psychology-related detail that tipped a career decision toward working with rats, to a musician's honest admission of never learning musical scales. Both readings treat 'scales' as a kind of turning point.

Scales are not allowed in my house.

Quotes by Prince Fielder

What tipped the scales was that psychology involved working with rats.

Quotes by Morrie Schwartz

I didn't take lessons, and I don't know my scales.

Quotes by Lindsey Buckingham

I do not see scales as abstract.

Quotes by James Galway

Abstract Quotes

By definition, as a company scales rapidly, it adds people quickly.

Quotes by Brad Feld

Frequently Asked Questions

What tipped the scales in the career-related quote?
The speaker says working with rats specifically was the deciding factor that shifted their interest toward psychology, using 'tipped the scales' to describe a turning point rather than literal weighing.
Does one of these quotes admit to not knowing musical scales?
Yes, the speaker says they never took lessons and don't know their scales, an honest admission about gaps in formal musical training.
Why would someone say scales 'are not abstract'?
That quote pushes back on treating measurement as purely conceptual, insisting scales represent something concrete and real rather than an abstract idea.
What does it mean that 'scales are not allowed' in someone's house?
It's a personal household rule, likely rejecting a bathroom scale specifically, suggesting the speaker prefers not to track weight numerically at home, tied to house quotes.
Do these scales quotes focus more on music, weight, or decision-making?
All three appear, with one quote on career decisions, one on musical training, and two on physical scales and measurement, giving the page a fairly wide range for a single word.

The more personal entries push back on the literal object, with one speaker refusing to see scales as abstract and another banning scales from the house entirely. Together they suggest a wariness toward measurement itself, not just the tool.