Russell Hoban Quotes

There are several paths one can take, but not every path is open to you.

The important thing for me when I look at characters is to consider the kind of constraints placed upon them. Now, me personally, I don't like to have a lot of constraints placed upon me.

Its limitations are those of the physical universe: it won't let you play with some really wild ideas that aren't possible, but are fun to speculate about.

A kite needs to be tied down in order to fly. I learned how important restrictions can sometimes be in order to experience freedom.

Some things are impossible.

I'm not allowed to be as liberal as I would like to be, you know? I'd do a lot more damage if I could!

In the end, I think you really only get as far as you're allowed to get.

Rules should not be barriers; they should be guides.

I can DO ANYTHING I want, but I can't DO EVERYTHING I want.

If you accept limitations then, yeah, you'll be limited. If you don't accept limitations then the horizon is pretty vast.

Fences are made for those who cannot fly.

We all move uneasily within our restraints.

There is no fifth destination.

I am creative with both my limitations and my sense that everything is possible.

Many times in music, if you are given limitations, it expands the creativity.

Don't have rules, taboos, or limits.

It didn't take very long for me to feel like the country radio box was a little too small. So that's what 'Don't Fence Me In' was all about.

When you're with WWE, you are operating within very fine boundaries that you cannot step outside of.

Roles are extremely finite, but human beings are infinite.

A cage that allows someone to walk around inside of it is still a cage.

Listen, ladies and gentlemen. America is still a country of choices and options. And I have a lot of them.

If we can see past preconceived limitations, then the possibilities are endless.

You would be surprised at how many letters I get criticising me for straying outside the strict limitations of horticulture or even for expressing what is clearly an opinion.

For some people, life is the process of knocking through walls to get out. For others, it is the building of walls.

I think constraints are very important. They're positive, because they allow you to work off something.