--- title: "117 Reflective Quotes by 104 authors" description: "Browse 117 Reflective quotes by 104 authors. Discover the best Reflective sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/thomas-hardy-410_defective_i-forgot-the-defective-can-be-more-than_164932.jpg" --- > [I forgot the defective can be more than the whole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-hardy/i-forgot-the-defective-can-be-more-than-the-whole/) [Thomas Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/thomas-hardy-410_defective_i-forgot-the-defective-can-be-more-than_164932.jpg) > [“Life can be hard and cruel sometimes,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-edwards/life-can-be-hard-and-cruel-sometimes/) [Wayne Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-edwards/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af7/wayne-edwards-73480_coming-of-age_life-can-be-hard-and-cruel-sometimes-542_542953.jpg) > [“Be reflective if you must be armed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-snyder/be-reflective-if-you-must-be-armed/) [Timothy Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-snyder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/timothy-snyder-882_quote_be-reflective-if-you-must-be-armed-89602_896025.jpg) > [“We are all only men, defined by our choices.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i-e-castellano/we-are-all-only-men-defined-by-our-choices/) [I.E. Castellano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/i-e-castellano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/i-e-castellano-60533_inspirational_we-are-all-only-men-defined-by-our-choic_1242094.jpg) > [I was a boring man but a reflective man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/i-was-a-boring-man-but-a-reflective-man/) [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77d/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-7876_boring_i-was-a-boring-man-but-a-reflective-man_263343.png) > [“Night is a diary, but to the reflective mind”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-nsenkyire/night-is-a-diary-but-to-the-reflective-mind/) [Elizabeth Nsenkyire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-nsenkyire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8df/elizabeth-nsenkyire-99506_assessment_night-is-a-diary-but-to-the-reflective-m_1344132.jpg) > [All knowledge is self-reflective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-uelsmann/all-knowledge-is-self-reflective/) [Jerry Uelsmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-uelsmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/050/jerry-uelsmann-19873_knowledge_all-knowledge-is-self-reflective-484192_484192.jpg) > [I was a reflective child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-leunig/i-was-a-reflective-child/) [Michael Leunig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-leunig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/michael-leunig-2274_child_i-was-a-reflective-child-765776_765776.png) > [I've realised that my social media needs to be reflective of who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zara-mcdermott/i-ve-realised-that-my-social-media-needs-to-be-reflective-of-who-i-am/) [Zara McDermott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zara-mcdermott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e36/zara-mcdermott-6451_i-am_i-ve-realised-that-my-social-media-needs_71774.jpg) > [“We have to be more reflective about what power is, what it is for,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-beard/we-have-to-be-more-reflective-about-what-power-is-what-it-is-for/) [Mary Beard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-beard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/mary-beard-3016_power_we-have-to-be-more-reflective-about-what_1668757.png) > [We never saw Google+ Circles or Facebook Lists as reflective of the way our friendships play out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-spiegel/we-never-saw-google-circles-or-facebook-lists-as-reflective-of-the/) [Evan Spiegel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-spiegel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/271/evan-spiegel-12662_circles_we-never-saw-google-circles-or-facebook_3171374.jpg) > [“If I possess any genius whatsoever, it is found in recognizing that I am not a genius.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/if-i-possess-any-genius-whatsoever-it-is-found-in-recognizing-that-i/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_assessment_if-i-possess-any-genius-whatsoever-it-is_1022472.jpg) > [“Sometimes it’s less about making the right decision and more about not making the wrong one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/sometimes-it-s-less-about-making-the-right-decision-and-more-about/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_bad_sometimes-it-s-less-about-making-the-rig_1052511.jpg) > [ This album \[Stroll\] and all my songs that break barriers are more reflective of my personality. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonreal/this-album-stroll-and-all-my-songs-that-break-barriers-are-more/) [SonReal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonreal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f97/sonreal-14228_albums_this-album-stroll-and-all-my-songs-that_340343.jpg) > [Reflective thinking turns experience into insight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/reflective-thinking-turns-experience-into-insight/) [John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f6/john-c-maxwell-113_insight_reflective-thinking-turns-experience-int_2303031.jpg) > [“Friends are the family you choose (~ Nin/Ithilnin, Elven rogue).”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jess-c-scott/friends-are-the-family-you-choose-nin-ithilnin-elven-rogue/) [Jess C Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jess-c-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4b/jess-c-scott-15952_cyberpunk_friends-are-the-family-you-choose-nin-it_2862511.jpg) > [Reflective thinking is like the crock pot of the mind. It encourages your thoughts to simmer until they're done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/reflective-thinking-is-like-the-crock-pot-of-the-mind-it-encourages/) [John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/john-c-maxwell-113_done_reflective-thinking-is-like-the-crock-po_2836139.jpg) > [“Those who pose, suppose that everything goes the way of the dodos. Yet, I've met, some who bet on luck like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-t-mcgrath/those-who-pose-suppose-that-everything-goes-the-way-of-the-dodos-yet/) [Joel T. McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-t-mcgrath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/266/joel-t-mcgrath-21431_luck_those-who-pose-suppose-that-everything-g_1961438.jpg) > [I can be calm and reflective from time to time and other times I can have a burst of energy, that's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kendrick-lamar/i-can-be-calm-and-reflective-from-time-to-time-and-other-times-i-can/) [Kendrick Lamar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kendrick-lamar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/kendrick-lamar-1241_calm_i-can-be-calm-and-reflective-from-time-t_1003571.jpg) > [Usually, when I'm having a good time, I don't think about it that much. I tend to become more reflective or introspective.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/usually-when-i-m-having-a-good-time-i-don-t-think-about-it-that-much/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/billy-squier-4506_good_usually-when-i-m-having-a-good-time-i-do_2859257.png) > [You have been compelled to cultivate your reflective faculties for want of occasions for frittering away your life on silly trifles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-bronte/you-have-been-compelled-to-cultivate-your-reflective-faculties-for-2/) [Emily Bronte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-bronte/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/emily-bronte-574_faculty_you-have-been-compelled-to-cultivate-you_892914.png) > [A verbal art like poetry is reflective; it stops to think. Music is immediate, it goes on to become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/w-h-auden/a-verbal-art-like-poetry-is-reflective-it-stops-to-think-music-is/) [W. H. Auden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/w-h-auden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/w-h-auden-856_art_a-verbal-art-like-poetry-is-reflective-i_318658.png) > [I'm a neat freak... It seems to me that an orderly desk is reflective of an orderly and organized mind, you know?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jann-wenner/i-m-a-neat-freak-it-seems-to-me-that-an-orderly-desk-is-reflective-of/) [Jann Wenner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jann-wenner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dae/jann-wenner-40046_desk_i-m-a-neat-freak-it-seems-to-me-that-an_2059596.jpg) > [“for a moment he wondered:what if this had all been a mask for the most terrible evil? The idea was too horrific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-flanagan/for-a-moment-he-wondered-what-if-this-had-all-been-a-mask-for-the/) [Richard Flanagan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-flanagan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b6/richard-flanagan-2253_evil_for-a-moment-he-wondered-what-if-this-ha_3087326.jpg) > [While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lionel-barber/while-the-web-is-very-much-the-first-draft-of-history-a-rough-cut-it/) [Lionel Barber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lionel-barber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/220/lionel-barber-25637_be-good_while-the-web-is-very-much-the-first-dra_638318.jpg) > [I try to take a snapshot of who I am now, who I am becoming, as opposed to who I was when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/el-p/i-try-to-take-a-snapshot-of-who-i-am-now-who-i-am-becoming-as-opposed/) [El-P](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/el-p/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/131/el-p-2359_adults_i-try-to-take-a-snapshot-of-who-i-am-now_1519932.png) > [When we recognise that reflective processes are no more outside the causal net than unreflective processes, and that they are bound by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-kornblith/when-we-recognise-that-reflective-processes-are-no-more-outside-the/) [Hilary Kornblith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-kornblith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da6/hilary-kornblith-11063_bounds_when-we-recognise-that-reflective-proces_1754768.jpg) > [I think the terminology I would use is 'a continuous process of reflection'. I've always thought of only two questions that have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-senge/i-think-the-terminology-i-would-use-is-a-continuous-process-of/) [Peter Senge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-senge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/peter-senge-3906_important_i-think-the-terminology-i-would-use-is-a_790432.jpg) > [While the meeting I participated in turned out to be a ruse, I made statements during the course of the meeting that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-schiller/while-the-meeting-i-participated-in-turned-out-to-be-a-ruse-i-made/) [Ron Schiller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-schiller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/ron-schiller-61157_also_while-the-meeting-i-participated-in-turn_799712.jpg) > [I don't think of myself as being troubled as a human being, but I guess I'm quite extreme, quite big and quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-daniels/i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-being-troubled-as-a-human-being-but-i/) [Ben Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-daniels/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f50/ben-daniels-36413_being_i-don-t-think-of-myself-as-being-trouble_496597.png) > [“Words, language and representation of meaning are an important aspect of reflective practice. Slips of the tongue, dream interpretations and the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqui-stedmon/words-language-and-representation-of-meaning-are-an-important-aspect/) [Jacqui Stedmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqui-stedmon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/jacqui-stedmon-44927_dreams_words-language-and-representation-of-mea_2221141.jpg) > [I spent more than ten years working on the Neues Museum. It was a wonderful experience, an example of real collaboration between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-chipperfield/i-spent-more-than-ten-years-working-on-the-neues-museum-it-was-a/) [David Chipperfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-chipperfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/david-chipperfield-22218_about_i-spent-more-than-ten-years-working-on-t_153352.png) > [“As someone that likes warmth, order, cleanliness, and safety on a regular basis, I’m always asking myself why I voluntarily decide to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-fitts/as-someone-that-likes-warmth-order-cleanliness-and-safety-on-a/) [Diana Fitts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-fitts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b8/diana-fitts-172986_every-day_as-someone-that-likes-warmth-order-clean_1560121.jpg) > [“Naturally—and why should I not admit this—I have occasionally wondered to myself how things might have turned out in the long run……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/naturally-and-why-should-i-not-admit-this-i-have-occasionally/) [Kazuo Ishiguro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kazuo-ishiguro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/kazuo-ishiguro-1029_hindsight_naturally-and-why-should-i-not-admit-thi_2814173.jpg) > [“All round me are words, and words and words, They grow on me like leaves, they never Seem to stop their slow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kamala-suraiyya-das/all-round-me-are-words-and-words-and-words-they-grow-on-me-like/) [Kamala Suraiyya Das](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kamala-suraiyya-das/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/727/kamala-suraiyya-das-251788_best-friend_all-round-me-are-words-and-words-and-wor_3100656.jpg) > [“THE INITIAL STEP IN INDIVIDUAL TRANSFORMATION REQUIRES THAT YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE HONEST, OPEN, & VUNERABLE TO ADMIT YOUR SHORTCOMINGS; LOOK…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ta-guimont/the-initial-step-in-individual-transformation-requires-that-you-allow/) [TA Guimont](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ta-guimont/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/801/ta-guimont-281221_change_the-initial-step-in-individual-transform_3130100.jpg) > [“With the buck before me suspended in immobility, there seems to be time for all things, time even to turn my gaze…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-m-coetzee/with-the-buck-before-me-suspended-in-immobility-there-seems-to-be/) [J.M. Coetzee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-m-coetzee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48e/j-m-coetzee-2457_death_with-the-buck-before-me-suspended-in-imm_2700446.jpg) > [“You perceive the force of a word. He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-conrad/you-perceive-the-force-of-a-word-he-who-wants-to-persuade-should-put/) [Joseph Conrad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-conrad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39c/joseph-conrad-336_reflection_you-perceive-the-force-of-a-word-he-who_2778481.jpg) > [“One young fellow pointed to another steamer in the distance, and said it was the Lady of the Lake, a United States…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/one-young-fellow-pointed-to-another-steamer-in-the-distance-and-said/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/margaret-atwood-40_faith_one-young-fellow-pointed-to-another-stea_1246826.jpg) > [“When they got to their hotel she went straight up to bed, but he paused to get a drink. There was, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-kennedy/when-they-got-to-their-hotel-she-went-straight-up-to-bed-but-he/) [Margaret Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-kennedy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c95/margaret-kennedy-42950_body-image_when-they-got-to-their-hotel-she-went-st_2621586.jpg) ## Top authors on Reflective - [Joel T. 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And perhaps—occurring as it did around the same time as these events?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kazuo Ishiguro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kazuo-ishiguro/naturally-and-why-should-i-not-admit-this-i-have-occasionally/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/kazuo-ishiguro-1029_hindsight_naturally-and-why-should-i-not-admit-thi_2814173.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/kazuo-ishiguro-1029_hindsight_naturally-and-why-should-i-not-admit-thi_2814173.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/kazuo-ishiguro-1029_hindsight_naturally-and-why-should-i-not-admit-thi_2814173.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Naturally—and why should I not admit this—I have occasionally wondered to myself how things might have…” — Kazuo Ishiguro", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 35, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“All round me are words, and words and words, They grow on me like leaves, they never Seem to stop their slow growing From within... 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