--- title: "Best Blocks Sayings" description: "Browse 104 Blocks quotes by 100 authors. Discover the best Blocks sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/robert-louis-stevenson-289_poetry_what-are-you-able-to-build-with-your-blo_2070103.jpg" --- > [“What are you able to build with your blocks? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. Rain may keep raining, and others go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-louis-stevenson/what-are-you-able-to-build-with-your-blocks-castles-and-palaces/) [Robert Louis Stevenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-louis-stevenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/robert-louis-stevenson-289_poetry_what-are-you-able-to-build-with-your-blo_2070103.jpg) > [“Up on the Brooklyn Bridge a man is standing in agony, waiting to jump, or waiting to write a poem, or waiting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/up-on-the-brooklyn-bridge-a-man-is-standing-in-agony-waiting-to-jump/) [Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7da/henry-miller-179_artist_up-on-the-brooklyn-bridge-a-man-is-stand_2043275.jpg) > [“We have four blocks here. Block A, where we are now, is administration and recreation. Block B is software development. Block C…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-horowitz/we-have-four-blocks-here-block-a-where-we-are-now-is-administration/) [Anthony Horowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-horowitz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/anthony-horowitz-1452_assembly-line_we-have-four-blocks-here-block-a-where-w_565997.png) > [One of my teachers once said that the way you know you're on the right path is that it works. Now, that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-redfield/one-of-my-teachers-once-said-that-the-way-you-know-you-re-on-the/) [James Redfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-redfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/james-redfield-4938_again_one-of-my-teachers-once-said-that-the-wa_1030455.jpg) > [The relentless invisible storm of radio signals and electronic particles, the hustle and bustle, and the billions of petrol explosions in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-leunig/the-relentless-invisible-storm-of-radio-signals-and-electronic/) [Michael Leunig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-leunig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/michael-leunig-2274_beautiful_the-relentless-invisible-storm-of-radio_961012.jpg) > [The benefit of this kind of outlining is that you discover a story's flaws before you invest a lot of time writing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-stephen/the-benefit-of-this-kind-of-outlining-is-that-you-discover-a-story-s/) [George Stephen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-stephen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/george-stephen-26680_almost_the-benefit-of-this-kind-of-outlining-is_680960.jpg) > [The interesting thing about the miracle berry in chemo patients is that it actually straightens out their taste buds, whereas for you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/homaro-cantu/the-interesting-thing-about-the-miracle-berry-in-chemo-patients-is/) [Homaro Cantu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/homaro-cantu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf3/homaro-cantu-12750_about_the-interesting-thing-about-the-miracle_594364.png) > [My first job in Brazil was actually to develop a way to improve the readability of billboards, and based on speed, angle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vik-muniz/my-first-job-in-brazil-was-actually-to-develop-a-way-to-improve-the/) [Vik Muniz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vik-muniz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/791/vik-muniz-16116_actually_my-first-job-in-brazil-was-actually-to-d_1098417.png) > [To be honest, making albums is really never easy. It's always a bit excruciating because there's always this fight to make it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jesse-harris/to-be-honest-making-albums-is-really-never-easy-it-s-always-a-bit/) [Jesse Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jesse-harris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f03/jesse-harris-31674_albums_to-be-honest-making-albums-is-really-nev_472710.jpg) > [“Within the microblock-size range, larger blocks enable faster assembly, while smaller blocks enable finer-grained customization, and there’s no reason to limit choices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-eric-drexler/within-the-microblock-size-range-larger-blocks-enable-faster-assembly/) [K. Eric Drexler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-eric-drexler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c4/k-eric-drexler-19040_blocks_within-the-microblock-size-range-larger_999269.png) > [I don't read many popular histories like the ones I write. The building blocks for my research are scholarly monographs, and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-perlstein/i-don-t-read-many-popular-histories-like-the-ones-i-write-the/) [Rick Perlstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-perlstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/rick-perlstein-3637_blocks_i-don-t-read-many-popular-histories-like_1277674.png) > [From the time I left the Marine Corps after serving as an infantry platoon and company commander in Vietnam, I decided that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-webb/from-the-time-i-left-the-marine-corps-after-serving-as-an-infantry/) [Jim Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a1/jim-webb-12006_after_from-the-time-i-left-the-marine-corps-af_2007886.jpg) > [In the late afternoons and early evenings, the crowd is easily over 1 million. That many people simply can't fit in Independence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-schaffer/in-the-late-afternoons-and-early-evenings-the-crowd-is-easily-over-1/) [Bob Schaffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-schaffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd8/bob-schaffer-25736_afternoon_in-the-late-afternoons-and-early-evening_1325309.png) > [We shot 'Dharma & Greg' six blocks from my house for five years. I had a Dodge Durango that I sold after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-murray/we-shot-dharma-greg-six-blocks-from-my-house-for-five-years-i-had-a/) [Joel Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/joel-murray-55319_across_we-shot-dharma-greg-six-blocks-from-my-h_2203987.jpg) > [Life throws up enough road blocks to keep you from writing; you can't be adding to them yourself by saying you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philipp-meyer/life-throws-up-enough-road-blocks-to-keep-you-from-writing-you-can-t/) [Philipp Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philipp-meyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58d/philipp-meyer-4254_adding_life-throws-up-enough-road-blocks-to-kee_280989.png) > [I like to write about painting because I think visually. I see my writing as blocks of color before it forms itself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-s-byatt-2/i-like-to-write-about-painting-because-i-think-visually-i-see-my/) [A. S. Byatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-s-byatt-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/a-s-byatt-2-7553_about_i-like-to-write-about-painting-because-i_1682236.jpg) > [The long conflict between Israel and Palestine has, for better or worse, become the world's conflict. It permanently destabilizes the Middle East,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-kinzer/the-long-conflict-between-israel-and-palestine-has-for-better-or/) [Stephen Kinzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-kinzer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/stephen-kinzer-2514_become_the-long-conflict-between-israel-and-pal_1794438.jpg) > [With 'Scratch,' you create computer programs by snapping together graphical programming blocks, much like LEGO bricks, without any of the obscure syntax…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitchel-resnick/with-scratch-you-create-computer-programs-by-snapping-together/) [Mitchel Resnick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitchel-resnick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a95/mitchel-resnick-23908_after_with-scratch-you-create-computer-program_2267389.jpg) > [You've got to be careful of guys trying to chop-block you. You know, running backs, the receivers. You've got to just hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-williams/you-ve-got-to-be-careful-of-guys-trying-to-chop-block-you-you-know/) [Mario Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/887/mario-williams-49522_avoid_you-ve-got-to-be-careful-of-guys-trying_1761430.jpg) > [Our nation was founded with a bunch of founding legislators who joined together to move our country out of the blocks and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cory-booker/our-nation-was-founded-with-a-bunch-of-founding-legislators-who/) [Cory Booker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cory-booker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38a/cory-booker-2546_advance_our-nation-was-founded-with-a-bunch-of-f_1153371.jpg) > [“You had to be fundamentally stupid , I sometimes thought, to become the sort of academic specialist that hiring committees liked. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/keith-gessen/you-had-to-be-fundamentally-stupid-i-sometimes-thought-to-become-the/) [Keith Gessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/keith-gessen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05e/keith-gessen-14501_academics_you-had-to-be-fundamentally-stupid-i-som_1621626.png) > [There's discussion in athletics about how sport - where they say 'SportsCenter' has ruined the fundamentals of basketball because it's - it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-pfeiffer/there-s-discussion-in-athletics-about-how-sport-where-they-say/) [Dan Pfeiffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-pfeiffer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/365/dan-pfeiffer-56999_about_there-s-discussion-in-athletics-about-ho_112548.jpg) > [Americans aren't good at accents, but the English are because their accents change. You go five or six blocks and the accent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-nolte/americans-aren-t-good-at-accents-but-the-english-are-because-their/) [Nick Nolte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-nolte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/nick-nolte-4449_accent_americans-aren-t-good-at-accents-but-the_2570738.png) > [Picasso is a character that has pursued me for a long time and I always rejected. He deserves a lot of respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-banderas/picasso-is-a-character-that-has-pursued-me-for-a-long-time-and-i/) [Antonio Banderas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-banderas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/antonio-banderas-4332_always_picasso-is-a-character-that-has-pursued_2280699.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blocks/#itemlist", "name": "Blocks Quotes", "numberOfItems": 24, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What are you able to build with your blocks? Castles and palaces, temples and docks. 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