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Walls Quotes

Lines that treat walls as both shelter and obstacle.

Some entries here read almost like old military manuals, weighing how thick a fortification needs to be or how a road should wind toward a gate. Others turn walls into metaphor, arguing for connection over separation. For the counterpoint theme, see Bridges.

First scenes are super-important to me. I'll spend months and months pacing and climbing the walls trying to come up with the first scene. I drive for hours on the freeway.

Quotes by Aaron Sorkin

Pictures deface walls more often than they decorate them.

Quotes by William Wordsworth

An easy approach to the walls must be provided against: indeed they should be surrounded by uneven ground, and the roads leading to the gates should be winding and turn to the left from the gates.

Quotes by Vitruvius

The thickness of the walls should be sufficient for two armed men to pass each other with ease.

Quotes by Vitruvius

Always Quotes

We are not going to build a pressure in Mexico. We're not building walls to retain our people.

Quotes by Vicente Fox

Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.

Quotes by Vicente Fox

I don't live in a prism, and I'm not afraid of anything. I haven't built any walls around myself.

Quotes by Velveteen Dream

We need walls around our schools, we need to protect our schools. Ten-foot rule. You can't get within ten feet unless you're supposed to be there.

Quotes by Tyrus

Greater technological connectivity makes the world wider, and the walls of isolation - thinner.

Quotes by Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Art Quotes

Peter Parker can't dance. He can flip and climb up walls and do backflips, but he definitely can't dance.

Quotes by Tom Holland

The walls between art and engineering exist only in our minds.

Quotes by Theo Jansen

Honestly, the essence of publishing hasn't changed. Since the days of the cave man carving stuff on the cave walls, people have wanted stories, and storytellers have wanted an audience. That is still the case. The changes are really a...

Quotes by Susan Wiggs

When we opened our eyes, we saw bedrock exposed in the walls of the crater.

Quotes by Steven Squyres

I always drew dresses. I remember loving Richard Avedon's early Versace campaigns. I used to plaster my whole walls with them when I was a kid.

Quotes by Sarah Burton

Bedroom Quotes

'The Glass Castle' by Jeannette Walls is the quintessential dysfunctional family.

Quotes by Sara Shepard

Heavy pillars, carved from the rock, bear the roof. Slowly, one's eyes become accustomed to the dim light; then they can make out marvelous representations from Indian mythology carved on the walls.

Quotes by Rudolf Otto

Information is the oxygen of the modern age. It seeps through the walls topped by barbed wire, it wafts across the electrified borders.

Quotes by Ronald Reagan

People talk about the Patriot Act that was passed immediately in the wake of September 11. What the Patriot Act did was break down the walls between the various agencies.

Quotes by Robert Mueller

Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places,...

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Bridges Quotes

As both a consumer and producer of newspaper articles, I have no beef with pay walls. But before signing up, I read the fine print.

Quotes by Richard Thaler

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Walls quotes collection include?
It mixes practical, almost architectural advice about fortifications with more figurative lines about walls as barriers between people.
Why do 'walls' make for a popular quotes topic?
Walls are an easy metaphor for both protection and division, so quotes on the subject tend to work for reflection on relationships as much as literal structures.
Is there a well-known line about bridges instead of walls?
Yes, one short quote argues plainly that effort should go toward building bridges rather than walls, a common way of framing connection over separation.
Are any of these quotes about historical fortifications?
A couple of entries read like old military guidance, describing how thick a wall should be and how roads near gates ought to be laid out for defense.
What related topics can I explore next?
Check out Bridges for the connective counterpart, or Art for a line about pictures and decoration.

Whether literal stone or figurative distance, walls in these quotes always ask what they are meant to keep out. Explore related craft and space themes in Art or Bedroom.