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Slow Quotes

What takes time, and why that's not a flaw.

These quotes treat slowness in different lights - a candid personal admission of being slow at everything, and an observation about how gradually industry adapts to new consumer demand. See Change quotes for more on how transitions unfold.

In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.

Quotes by Bela Bartok

You get old, you slow down.

Quotes by Ben Affleck

I turned sadness into an anthem for not letting anything or anyone slow you down.

Quotes by Bebe Rexha

As for my diet, I try to eat lean, clean and healthy - nothing too surprising. And I avoid too much meat or dairy because they slow you down.

Quotes by Bear Grylls

Paper publishers are doing everything they can to slow the transition to eBooks because, in a digital world, paper publishers' high hardback margins essentially disappear.

Quotes by Barry Eisler

I'm a big fan of soups and stews because you can throw everything in a slow cooker and leave it there for hours. They taste great in containers, too, because they sit in the fridge, and the flavors meld overnight.

Quotes by Ayesha Curry

Then suddenly something just kicked me. I kind of woke up and realised that I was in a different atmosphere than you normally are. My immediate reaction was to back off, slow down.

Quotes by Ayrton Senna

Reform and exchange in English poetry are as slow as in the British constitution itself.

Quotes by Austin Clarke

In contrast to our sinking taste, there has been a revival of interest in verse drama in England, Scotland, and elsewhere. The movement has been slow but sure and, above all, modest in its demands.

Quotes by Austin Clarke

Seabeck is slow to change.

Quotes by Ashley Wagner

I can't stand the slow pace of Jaipur anymore. I like staying in Mumbai, as everyone is on the move.

Quotes by Ashish Sharma

When the developed grow fast, the developing grow fast, and when the developed slow down, the developing slow down.

Quotes by Arthur Lewis

Probably the simplest hypothesis... is that there may be a slow process of annihilation of matter.

Quotes by Arthur Eddington

On the ice, if I slow down, I can coast behind somebody for a couple of laps. If I slow down on the run, it'll turn into a walk.

Quotes by Apolo Ohno

I wouldn't say I'm addicted, but I never, ever skip yoga. I use it to calm down and slow down.

Quotes by April Gornik

It has now become the doctrine of a large clan of politicians that political honesty is unnecessary, slow, subversive of a man's interests, and incompatible with quick onward movement.

Quotes by Anthony Trollope

It's not their job from the establishment-through-calcification to sit there and try to withhold the president, to rein him in or slow down his agenda.

Quotes by Anthony Scaramucci

When I first started writing, I wrote really sad, emotional songs which were all slow.

Quotes by Anne-Marie

What I love is acting, and the technical stuff does tend to slow things down.

Quotes by Anna Popplewell

Don't stop. Don't slow down. Keep focused.

Quotes by Angela Ahrendts

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "slow" quotes cover?
It ranges from a personal admission of being slow at everything, to a harsh historical put-down of a social class, industry's slow adaptation, and a reflection on perfection taking time.
Is there a quote about being slow at everything?
Yes: "I'm slow at everything I do."
Does this collection include any harsh historical commentary?
Yes, restrained: one quote is a harshly critical, historical-style description of a social class - "The intellectual bourgeois of the old Empire" - calling it "mentally slow" among other put-downs. That's presented as the historical text's own opinion, not a characterization endorsed by this page.
Is there a quote about industry adapting slowly?
Yes: "Industry is extremely slow in readjusting itself to the manufacture of modern consumer goods."
Is there a quote linking slowness to perfection?
Yes: "Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time."

A closing line reframes slowness as the very mechanism of perfection, achieved only in degrees over time. Explore Great quotes or Down quotes for related themes.