--- title: "Best Braces Quotations" description: "Browse 145 Braces quotes by 126 authors. Discover the best Braces sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/straighten-280192_different-types_nowadays-having-a-beautiful-white-and-al_1901393.jpg" --- > [“Nowadays having a beautiful, white and aligned teeth is a must. Find out about the different types of braces to get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/straighten/nowadays-having-a-beautiful-white-and-aligned-teeth-is-a-must-find/) [Straighten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/straighten/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/straighten-280192_different-types_nowadays-having-a-beautiful-white-and-al_1901393.jpg) > [I used to play trumpet when I was a kid, and then I got braces, and I couldn't really play it anymore,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-hutchinson/i-used-to-play-trumpet-when-i-was-a-kid-and-then-i-got-braces-and-i/) [Eric Hutchinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-hutchinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/eric-hutchinson-32899_braces_i-used-to-play-trumpet-when-i-was-a-kid_934321.jpg) > [When you're up against a trouble, meet it squarely, face to face. Lift your chin and set your shoulders, plant your feet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-guest/when-you-re-up-against-a-trouble-meet-it-squarely-face-to-face-lift/) [Edgar Guest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-guest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e59/edgar-guest-10328_braces_when-you-re-up-against-a-trouble-meet-it_712887.png) > [ER was one of my favourites. I played a car accident victim who has leukemia. I got to wear a neck brace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dakota-fanning/er-was-one-of-my-favourites-i-played-a-car-accident-victim-who-has/) [Dakota Fanning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dakota-fanning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/863/dakota-fanning-6820_accident_er-was-one-of-my-favourites-i-played-a-c_399223.jpg) > [When I got my braces removed, I felt more like a real woman, any traces of my childhood were stripped, just like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-carlson-romano/when-i-got-my-braces-removed-i-felt-more-like-a-real-woman-any-traces/) [Christy Carlson Romano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-carlson-romano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/132/christy-carlson-romano-49642_braces_when-i-got-my-braces-removed-i-felt-more_94051.png) > [I sucked my thumb until I was 11, so I had this expander in. I was a good-looking kid. I never felt,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/i-sucked-my-thumb-until-i-was-11-so-i-had-this-expander-in-i-was-a/) [Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebe/emma-stone-1673_quote_i-sucked-my-thumb-until-i-was-11-so-i-ha_1906322.jpg) > [I wouldn't even have braces on my teeth. I think they are horrible and this idea that everyone should conform and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wouldn-t-even-have-braces-on-my-teeth-i-think-they-are-horrible-and-2/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/anonymous-1_braces_i-wouldn-t-even-have-braces-on-my-teeth_2425081.jpg) > [Since I was 8 months old, till I was 12, I did commercials and ads and cute little stuff for kids. Then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bar-refaeli/since-i-was-8-months-old-till-i-was-12-i-did-commercials-and-ads-and/) [Bar Refaeli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bar-refaeli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/bar-refaeli-28988_ads_since-i-was-8-months-old-till-i-was-12-i_726956.png) > [I wouldn't even have braces on my teeth. I think they are horrible, and this idea that everyone should conform and be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgia-may-jagger/i-wouldn-t-even-have-braces-on-my-teeth-i-think-they-are-horrible-and/) [Georgia May Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgia-may-jagger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34c/georgia-may-jagger-14568_american_i-wouldn-t-even-have-braces-on-my-teeth_2284275.png) > [When we are working at a difficult task and strive after a good thing, we are fighting a righteous battle, the direct…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-van-gogh/when-we-are-working-at-a-difficult-task-and-strive-after-a-good-thing-3/) [Vincent Van Gogh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-van-gogh/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/343/vincent-van-gogh-486_battle_when-we-are-working-at-a-difficult-task_2275574.jpg) > [Mona knocked at the wrong time. “Uh…yeah…wait a minute, Mona -- ” Mona shouted through the door. “Room service, gentlemen. Just pull…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/armistead-maupin/mona-knocked-at-the-wrong-time-uh-yeah-wait-a-minute-mona-mona/) [Armistead Maupin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/armistead-maupin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/51c/armistead-maupin-7109_boys_mona-knocked-at-the-wrong-time-uh-yeah-w_2854346.jpg) > [Yesterday he told me he thought I would have to pretend to be weak, but he was wrong. I am weak already.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/veronica-roth/yesterday-he-told-me-he-thought-i-would-have-to-pretend-to-be-weak/) [Veronica Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/veronica-roth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c2/veronica-roth-66_braces_yesterday-he-told-me-he-thought-i-would_589038.png) > [Few literary depictions of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake match the intensity and visceral power of those in Flacco's gripping first novel.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-bernhardt/few-literary-depictions-of-the-1906-san-francisco-earthquake-match/) [William Bernhardt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-bernhardt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88b/william-bernhardt-22253_braces_few-literary-depictions-of-the-1906-san_3108791.jpg) > [My brother, who's a few years older then me, went to college in New York. He said all of these people from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-woods/my-brother-who-s-a-few-years-older-then-me-went-to-college-in-new/) [Zach Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71b/zach-woods-11886_braces_my-brother-who-s-a-few-years-older-then_445622.jpg) > [Grade 9: I was too small for football, too shy for drama class, but I did have a passion for music. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mccoy/grade-9-i-was-too-small-for-football-too-shy-for-drama-class-but-i/) [Jason McCoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mccoy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40a/jason-mccoy-46510_accepted_grade-9-i-was-too-small-for-football-too_2760401.jpg) > [was very fun to be around. She liked movies, and her brother Frank made her tapes of this great music that she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/was-very-fun-to-be-around-she-liked-movies-and-her-brother-frank-made/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5d/stephen-chbosky-387_boys_was-very-fun-to-be-around-she-liked-movi_747013.jpg) > [I was a teenager with braces and into sporty dresses with bright colors and cut-outs. For awhile, I really experimented with what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/venus-williams/i-was-a-teenager-with-braces-and-into-sporty-dresses-with-bright/) [Venus Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/venus-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fe/venus-williams-1365_braces_i-was-a-teenager-with-braces-and-into-sp_247486.png) > [I had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever… pneumonia… Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilma-rudolph/i-had-a-series-of-childhood-illnesses-scarlet-fever-pneumonia-polio-i/) [Wilma Rudolph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilma-rudolph/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e97/wilma-rudolph-14112_asthma_i-had-a-series-of-childhood-illnesses-sc_1128506.png) > [When I was a kid, I wanted desperately to be a jazz musician. I would practice the trumpet for hours, but when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zach-woods/when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-desperately-to-be-a-jazz-musician-i-would/) [Zach Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zach-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c5/zach-woods-11886_ability_when-i-was-a-kid-i-wanted-desperately-to_2239251.jpg) > [A WRINKLE IN TIME is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it so often, I know it by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meg-cabot/a-wrinkle-in-time-is-one-of-my-favorite-books-of-all-time-i-ve-read/) [Meg Cabot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meg-cabot/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae4/meg-cabot-460_all-time_a-wrinkle-in-time-is-one-of-my-favorite_1477899.jpg) > [I had braces; I was lucky, 'cause I had some snaggle teeth. I always try and keep my retainer on me 'cause…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kreayshawn/i-had-braces-i-was-lucky-cause-i-had-some-snaggle-teeth-i-always-try/) [Kreayshawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kreayshawn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/kreayshawn-9610_braces_i-had-braces-i-was-lucky-cause-i-had-som_744436.jpg) > [ Sometimes, if you're like me, \[God\] will brace or reprove in a highly personal process not understood or appreciated by those outside… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neal-a-maxwell/sometimes-if-you-re-like-me-god-will-brace-or-reprove-in-a-highly/) [Neal A. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neal-a-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/neal-a-maxwell-925_appreciated_sometimes-if-you-re-like-me-god-will-bra_2397135.png) > [ “Parents still want their children to avoid ugliness, and many \[will\] lend a helping hand: Cosmetic dentistry, such as braces, is routine.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/parents-still-want-their-children-to-avoid-ugliness-and-many-will/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/anonymous-1_braces_parents-still-want-their-children-to-avo_2359144.jpg) > [Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the war. If we can stand up to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/winston-churchill/hitler-knows-that-he-will-have-to-break-us-in-this-island-or-lose-the/) [Winston Churchill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/winston-churchill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a1/winston-churchill-95_abyss_hitler-knows-that-he-will-have-to-break_530210.jpg) > [I've always seen this overlap between medieval warfare and heavy metal. You see heavy metal singers and they'll have like a brace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-schafer/i-ve-always-seen-this-overlap-between-medieval-warfare-and-heavy/) [Tim Schafer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-schafer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/494/tim-schafer-18855_arms_i-ve-always-seen-this-overlap-between-me_1544800.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/braces/#itemlist", "name": "Braces Quotes", "numberOfItems": 25, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Nowadays having a beautiful, white and aligned teeth is a must. 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