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title: "12 Point Making Quotes by 11 authors"
description: "Browse 12 Point Making quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Point Making sayings and thoughts."
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> [“No point making rules against things that are impossible.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/g-norman-lippert/no-point-making-rules-against-things-that-are-impossible/)

[G. Norman Lippert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/g-norman-lippert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/g-norman-lippert-3703_humor_no-point-making-rules-against-things-tha_2455086.jpg)

> [“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. ” Howard W. Newton”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-w-wiersbe/tact-is-the-art-of-making-a-point-without-making-an-enemy-howard-w/)

[Warren W. Wiersbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-w-wiersbe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cc/warren-w-wiersbe-2017_art_tact-is-the-art-of-making-a-point-withou_662856.png)

> [The whole point of making a film is to tell a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-harryhausen/the-whole-point-of-making-a-film-is-to-tell-a-story/)

[Ray Harryhausen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-harryhausen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/256/ray-harryhausen-24684_cinema_the-whole-point-of-making-a-film-is-to-t_949565.jpg)

> [If your words or images are not on point, making them dance in color won't make them relevant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-tufte/if-your-words-or-images-are-not-on-point-making-them-dance-in-color/)

[Edward Tufte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-tufte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b0/edward-tufte-10613_color_if-your-words-or-images-are-not-on-point_422515.jpg)

> [“Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-newton/tact-is-the-knack-of-making-a-point-without-making-an-enemy/)

[Isaac Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-newton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63c/isaac-newton-1226_diplomacy_tact-is-the-knack-of-making-a-point-with_1300710.jpg)

> [“Things get to me all the time—I just don’t see the point in making a big deal out of it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-harrington/things-get-to-me-all-the-time-i-just-don-t-see-the-point-in-making-a/)

[Hannah Harrington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-harrington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff5/hannah-harrington-4452_big-deal_things-get-to-me-all-the-time-i-just-don_924253.jpg)

> [Making a living is nothing; the great difficulty is making a point, making a difference-with words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-hardwick/making-a-living-is-nothing-the-great-difficulty-is-making-a-point/)

[Elizabeth Hardwick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-hardwick/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/elizabeth-hardwick-10519_differences_making-a-living-is-nothing-the-great-dif_1032825.png)

> [I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-barnes/i-don-t-really-see-the-point-in-making-a-film-unless-you-can-think-of/)

[Ben Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/ben-barnes-13642_cinema_i-don-t-really-see-the-point-in-making-a_3034349.png)

> [“I don't see the point, in making the point that you will never say or do something by doing what you said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-paul/i-don-t-see-the-point-in-making-the-point-that-you-will-never-say-or/)

[Emma Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-paul/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/emma-paul-30682_words-to-ponder_i-don-t-see-the-point-in-making-the-poin_1063919.jpg)

> [I have come to the conclusion there is no point making anything if you're not going to make people laugh and cry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-minchin/i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-there-is-no-point-making-anything-if/)

[Tim Minchin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-minchin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb8/tim-minchin-3287_anything_i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-there-is-n_1547024.png)

> [The point of asking questions is to find true answers; the point of measuring is to measure accurately; the point of making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-dennett/the-point-of-asking-questions-is-to-find-true-answers-the-point-of/)

[Daniel Dennett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-dennett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed6/daniel-dennett-3895_answers_the-point-of-asking-questions-is-to-find_716344.jpg)

> [Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaac-newton/tact-is-the-art-of-making-a-point-without-making-an-enemy/)

[Isaac Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaac-newton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/isaac-newton-1226_art_tact-is-the-art-of-making-a-point-withou_2170262.jpg)

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