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Discover the most inspirational quotes from the Arbitrary Quotes. Here, you’ll find a diverse collection of motivation, wisdom, love, laughter, or a deeper understanding of life, our curated selection of quotes has something for everyone.
Perfect for fans and those looking for motivation, our collection of Arbitrary Quotes will inspire and resonate with you. Arbitrary Quotes

Steven Pinker

A word is an arbitrary label – that’s the foundation of linguistics. But many people think otherwise. They believe in word magic: that uttering a spell, incantation, curse, or prayer can change the world. Don’t snicker: Would you ever say, ‘Nothing has gone wrong yet’ without looking for wood to knock?

– Steven Pinker

Steve Toltz

There is something so arbitrary about prizes.

– Steve Toltz

Scott Rogowsky

I was 20 years old and I said, ‘Okay, if I can’t get on TV by 25 then I’ll consider another career.’ You have to give yourself these arbitrary deadlines just to keep yourself focused and on track.

– Scott Rogowsky

Sandra Cisneros

I was a terrible student. Still, I managed to get into college, but my daydreaming threatened to sabotage me. I used behavior modification to break the cycle. I started by setting an arbitrary time limit on studying: for every 15 minutes of study, I’d allow myself an hour of daydreaming. I set the alarm.

– Sandra Cisneros

Samin Nosrat

Ours was a pork-free household. The rules were arbitrary but strict: No pork in the house, ever. Except for the occasional pepperoni pizza. Or maybe Hawaiian.

– Samin Nosrat

SE Cupp

When America pays lip service but little more to horrors like the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, instead proclaiming convenient but arbitrary loopholes in our moral obligations, we just give the world’s worst bullies more ammunition and power.

– SE Cupp

Rudy Rucker

Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what happens.

– Rudy Rucker

Jr Roy Blount

I just think lots of words have physicality. How about the word ‘wobble?’ You think that’s arbitrary? When you say the word ‘wince,’ you wince. How about that?

– Roy Blount, Jr

Jr Roy Blount

According to scholars of linguistics, the relation between a word and its meaning is arbitrary.

– Roy Blount, Jr

Rostam Batmanglij

It’s easier for me to remember things based on the releases of albums. The year is such an arbitrary thing.

– Rostam Batmanglij

Riley Stearns

Faults,’ in a lot of ways, is still is a heightened film, but the end of the day, it’s the real world. It’s in ’86, is the arbitrary date that I’ve set. And so I went about it in a more realistic way.

– Riley Stearns

Rick Renzi

I believe there should be no arbitrary date set for withdrawal and yet no permanent, unending deployment. No cut and run, yet measured progress in helping a people who want to be free without an illusion of overnight success.

– Rick Renzi

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