A Quotes
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“Are there moments when I see unrequited crushes or ex-boyfriends slow dancing with their dates and kind of want to stab myself in the spleen with a salad fork? Yeah, sure.”
“Are there more hidden messages in the book of Ruth? Of course. The Bible wasn’t written by a human. Welcome to the mind of Yahweh. George Washington Carver said, “All learning is understanding relationships.” Michael Ben Zehabe, Ruth: a woman’s guide to husband material, Introduction”
Source: Ruth: A Woman's Guide to Husband Material
“Are there nations whose governments do all kinds of evil but never wake up and continue to sleep soundly? Yes, there are! But we do not call them 'nations', they are simply servants of darkness, because if you do not shed light on darkness, you are serving it!”
“Are there no American citizens sympathizing with whiteguard emigres who conduct propaganda in favor of capitalism, against the Soviets? Then what does the point involve? The point is not to assist these persons, not to finance their activities. The point is that officials of both countries should not interfere in the internal affairs of the other country.”
“Are there no counterfeits of DON SANTO? Yes there are a few roaches. Don't we have Kamati ya roho chafu (committee of persons with dirty hearts)? Yes we got some rats around us. Are there people who love I? Oooooh yes lots of them. And I love you right back! C'est La vie!”
“Are there no more worlds that I might conquer?”
“Are there no prisons?”
Source: A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas
“Are there no stones in heaven
But what serves for thunder?”
“Are there not hours of an immortal birth,— Bright visitations from a purer sphere, That cannot live in language? Is there not A mood of glory, when the mind attuned To heaven, can out of dreams create her worlds?—”
Source: A universal prayer ; Death ; A vision of heaven ; and A vision of hell
“Are there not millions of us who would rather go sleeping to hell; than sweating to heaven?”
“Are there not some places where we seem to breathe sadness? — why, we cannot tell. It is a chain of recollections — an idea which carries you back to other times, to other places — which, very likely, have no connection with the present time and place.”
Source: Delphi Works of Alexandre Dumas (Illustrated)
“Are there not thousands in the world who love their fellows even to the death, who feel the giant agony of the world, and more, like slaves to poor humanity, labor for mortal good?”
Source: The Complete Poetry of John Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn + Ode to a Nightingale + Hyperion + Endymion + The Eve of St. Agnes + Isabella + Ode to Psyche + Lamia + Sonnets and more from one of the most beloved English Romantic poets
“Are there not thousands who have loved virtue who did not accept Jesus Christ in any supernatural or miraculous fashion, who, if they knew of him at all, knew of him only as the Nazarene peasant - the man Jesus. Such was Abraham Lincoln, the tender prophet of the gospel of good will upon earth.”
“Are there not times, Ridley, when you yourself wish only to hear the best in people – and not to be dragged downwards into the underworld we all regularly inhabit?”
Source: From the Horse’s Mouth
“Are there not, dear Michael, Two points in the adventure of the diver,- One, when a beggar he prepares to plunge; One, when a prince he rises with his pearl? Festus, I plunge.”
“Are there other people who, when watching a documentary set in a prison, secretly think, as I have, 'Wish I had all that time to read'?”
“Are there people to aspire to? Can people be strong enough to withstand all of this disillusionment? Maybe the time is right for people to emerge from the easy cynicism and try to get back to a place where we can actually believe in people and trust people to have proper motivations.”
“Are there portions of your life that you find yourself living on auto-pilot, with little or no regard for nuance?”
“Are there quantitative aspects to the phenomena of war that can be counted? Evidently!”
Source: Social and Cultural Dynamics: Fluctuation of social relationships, war, and revolution
“Are there really good wars and bad wars? We thought so during World War II, and in retrospect, we were right. But in Vietnam, and Iraq we were wrong.”
“Are there reolls among them? Are there those who would betray you?”
Source: First King of Shannara
“Are there rules about betting on baseball games? Yeah--you have to stay away from the Padres.”
Source: Detour
“Are there sexual fetishes that involve books? There must be. I try not to imagine how they might work.”
Source: Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore
“Are there so many fascinating, exciting things to do or so many challenges pressing down upon you that it is hard to keep focused on that which is essential? When things of the world crowd in, all too often the wrong things take highest priority. Then it is easy to forget the fundamental purpose of life. Satan has a powerful tool to use against good people. It is distraction. He would have good people fill life with 'good things' so there is no room for the essential ones. Have you unconsciously been caught in that trap?”
“Are there still other possibilities? Of course there are. What is important to recognize is that all three historical options are really there, and the choice will depend on our collective world behavior over the next fifty years. Whichever option is chosen, it will not be the end of history, but in a real sense its beginning. The human social world is still very young in cosmological time. In 2050 or 2100, when we look back at capitalist civilization, what will we think?”
“Are there things in your life that could use a face lift? What neglected treasures could be given new life by restoring them to their former glory? When you renovate and restore, you show respect for what was and bring it back to a state of beauty, usefulness, value, or vigor.”
“Are there times in our lives when we think we have been forsaken by God, or by our fellow men, or by our families? Those are moments when we have to turn to Christ and endure.”
“Are there weapons in a bookstore?'
'It's a store full of books, which are objects that can be thrown as well as read,' Monty replied blandly.
The Crows cocked his head. 'I had no idea you humans lived with so much danger.”
Source: Murder of Crows
“Are there women in your world now that have given you those lessons in confidence? Oh absolutely. Meryl [Streep] does it all the time. I think she does it in a way that she doesn't even understand or think she's doing it.”
“Are these NGOs, NPOs, Foundations, activists, Feminists, Masculinity, and institutions fighting for peace and justice or they are fighting for revenge? Is their end goal to see everyone living in harmony or do they want people to live hating each other? Do they forgive someone who has seen their wrongs and try to make amends or you will forever be guilty no matter what in their eyes? Do they believe in rehabilitation, second chance, mistakes, reform, growth, maturity, transformation, correctional services, or higher power like being born again? I hope they don't have misdirected anger and outrage that causes more harm than good.”
“Are these people who call themselves warriors simple and austere, or dependent on and attached to material things, living unnecessarily complicated lives? Simple lifestyles, disciplined surroundings, and a healthy existence characterized by cleanliness and organization are the traits of a warrior.
• Are they kind and generous, living for others, especially the poor, in what Buddhist teachers call accepting responsibility for being “the strength of the weak” instead of living a showy, braggart, and arrogant life?
• Are they accustomed to self-sacrifice? Do they have a fit body, do physical training, and eat a moderate and healthy diet of natural foods, as oppose to living the slovenly and poisoned lives expected of colonized beings?
• Do they benefit from some form of spiritual introspection that deepens their existence beyond the fast-paced, frenetic, and essentially meaningless modern lifestyle of the mainstream?
• Do they have self-control and self-discipline?
• Have they conquered their rage and do they engage challenges without anger but with non-violence, forbearance, and the oft-derided but very warrior-like trait of stoicism?
• Are they honest people who keep their word? Do they believe in and practice integrity and democracy and all dealings with other people?
• Are they incorruptible in public affairs and sincere in their private lives? In contrast to the hypocritical self-serving ethic of contemporary politics, do they truly serve the people?
• Do they understand and respect the power of words? Or do they tell lies, speak maliciously, use sharp or harsh words, or engage in useless gossip? Colonial beings use words to harm, destroy, and divide; warriors use words to restore harmony to situations.
• Are they moral? Or are they, like for too many of our people, abusive or prone to stealing? Does the use of drugs or alcohol caused them to lose control, leading to further abuses of their senses and a crazed or obsessively damaging sexuality?
• Are they humble? Warriors are students in search of knowledge and recognize that the world is full of teachers and mentors. Warriors seek to place themselves as humble learners in the care of learned elders and mentors, recognizing that the mentor knows more than they do. Unlike the precocious, the know-it-all , and the smart ass, the knowledge-seekers lead exemplary lives based on their growing understanding and do not hoard or profit from what they have gained on the warrior’s journey.
• Is their life-goal spiritual enlightenment and empowerment? Not money, not revenge, not prestige and status, but the cultivation of the ability to bring enlightenment and power to others, to have the capacity to bring back balance in the world and in people.”
“Are these perilous times? They are. But we can have peace in our hearts and in our homes.”
“Are these things good for any other reason except that they end in pleasure, and get rid of and avert pain? Are you looking to any other standard but pleasure and pain when you call them good?”
Source: The Philosophy Collection [97 Books]
“Are these things really better than the things I already have? Or am I just trained to be dissatisfied with what I have now?”
Source: Lullaby
“Are they all to be boi—boiled?' stuttered the bubbling Boiler Pan.”
Source: Mary Frances Cook Book: Adventures Among the Kitchen People
“Are they always like that?"
"Yes," Joey says. "Unless they're cursing each other out, but I think that's just part of their mating ritual or foreplay or whatever.”
Source: Stay Until We Break
“Are they always so mean?” I asked.
“It’s the oldest story in the book— the bullied become the bullies.”
Source: My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen
“Are they as clean as they claim? Or are they only presenting a very neat and falsely polished front?”
“are they being serious or are they just pretending to be me?”
“Are they dangerous?" asked Richard.
"Everybody's dangerous," said Hunter.”
Source: Neverwhere
“Are they drawing up and creating a strategy made just for you? Or are they just coloring in the lines and strategies created by and for someone else ?”
“Are they in love with you or in love with what you offer?”
“Are they moved by a sense of human need for silence, for reflection, for inner seeking? So they want to get away from the noise and tension of modern life, at least for a little while, in order to relax their minds and wills and seek a blessed healing sense of inner unity, reconciliation, integration?”
Source: Love and Living
“Are they not criminals, books that have wasted our time and sympathy; are they not the most insidious enemies of society, corrupters, defilers, the writers of false books, faked books, books that fill the air with decay and disease?”
Source: How Should One Read a Book?
“Are they organised?' Nicholas called to her. 'What's your system?'
'Right now they're grouped by how many estimated uses they have left,' Joanna said, glancing away from Collins. 'I reorganise them a lot, though, just for fun.'
She was aware, too late, how extremely un-fun this made her sound, but Collins saw her face and said, 'Don't worry, Nicholas is no fun, either.'
'Well, I haven't been given much of a chance, have I?' Nicholas said, carefully putting the book back in place. 'For all we know, I might be absolutely amazing at karaoke.'
'Karaoke's fun people who suck at dancing.”
Source: Ink Blood Sister Scribe
“Are they real fires? Or are people just reacting to something? Just because there’s an alarm going doesn’t mean it’s a fire. And I think that people are confusing the two. It’s only a fire when it offends the fans, and the fans turn on you. Tosh has fans, and they get the joke. If you’ve watched enough Tracy Morgan, you let the worst thing go by. When did Tracy Morgan become Walter Cronkite? You have to mean something to me to offend me. You can’t break up with me if we don’t date.”
“Are they really gods?" "I never worry about theological questions," said Nightingale. "They exist, they have power and they can breach the Queen's peace - that makes them a police matter.”
Source: Midnight Riot
“Are they topaz?” I ask, and he smiles slightly shyly, sitting up to face me.
“Yes, they reminded me of the colour of your dress the night I made you mine.”
“I’ve always been yours,” I whisper, and for a second I see the glint of tears in his eyes as he slowly pushes the ring onto my finger.”
Source: Promise Me
“Are thing really gettin' better like the newspaper said/What else is new my friend, besides what I read/Can't find no work, can't find no job my friend/Money is tighter than it's ever been/Say man, I just don't understand/What's going on across this land”
“Are things getting better with each generation? Yes. It's quite interesting to be living in these times, for me to witness an African-American being elected president. It's quite extraordinary.”