A Quotes
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“A stumble today is the wisdom that steadies tomorrow.”
“A stumbling block may not necessarily be a block; it may be something else. Once the cause of stumble is identified and addressed, success falls for you.”
Source: Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1
“A stumbling block to the pessimist is a stepping-stone to the optimist.”
“A stunner…reminds me of Tom Clancy at his finest.”
“A stunning first impression was not the same thing as love at first sight. But surely it was an invitation to consider the matter.”
“a stunning glimpse of Buddy, at a later date by innumerable years, quite bereft of my dubious, loving company, writing about this very party on a very large, jet-black, very moving, gorgeous typewriter. He is smoking a cigarette, occasionally clasping his hands and placing them on the top of his head in a thoughtful, exhausted manner. His hair is gray; he is older than you are now, Les! The veins in his hands are slightly prominent in the glimpse, so I have not mentioned the matter to him at all, partially considering his youthful prejudice against veins showing in poor adults’ hands. So it goes. You would think this particular glimpse would pierce the casual witness’s heart to the quick, disabling him utterly, so that he could not bring himself to discuss the glimpse in the least with his beloved, broadminded family. This is not exactly the case; it mostly makes me take an exceedingly deep breath as a simple, brisk measure against getting dizzy. It is his room that pierces me more than anything else. It is all his youthful dreams realized to the full! It has one of those beautiful windows in the ceiling that he has always, to my absolute knowledge, fervently admired from a splendid reader’s distance! All round about him, in addition, are exquisite shelves to hold his books, equipment, tablets, sharp pencils, ebony, costly typewriter, and other stirring, personal effects. Oh, my God, he will be overjoyed when he sees that room, mark my words! It is one of the most smiling, comforting glimpses of my entire life and quite possibly with the least strings attached. In a reckless manner of speaking, I would far from object if that were practically the last glimpse of my life.”
Source: Hapworth 16, 1924
“A stunning meditation on the power of escape, and on the cat-and-mouse contest the self plays to deflect its own guilt.”
“A stunning quiet nighttime song of dark visions.”
“A stunning survey of the latest evidence for intelligent life on Mars. Mac Tonnies brings a thoughtful, balanced and highly accessible approach to one of the most fascinating enigmas of our time.”
“A stunning wolf. Shiny black coat, blazing yellow eyes. She stood tall with long legs and a narrow frame. Sleek. Elegant. My heart pounded even as I registered there was something familiar about her.
I took a deeper breath, tasting the scent on my tongue, and still making my way across the wide fields to her. And I knew now who it was. The registration of it hit my face a split second before it hits hers.
June.”
Source: Dirty Lying Wolves
“A stupid disgusting bore is a guy who has nothing to say, and nonetheless says it anyway.”
“A stupid friend can hurt you more than a smart enemy.”
“A stupid is one who thinks that those in power today had clandestine means of getting there, yet wants to get there without thinking of the clandestine route they would be taking.”
“A stupid leader is like a dog who’s in love with his own voice. He will bark incessantly believing that people admire his tune. A wise leader gets his point across in as few words as possible and then gets off the stage.”
“A stupid little photo of a random moment on a bus hardly mattered. There were bigger things to worry about. Much bigger.”
Source: Selfie
“A stupid man behaves stupidly, not because he wants to, or tries to, or is motivated to, but simply because he is what he is.”
Source: On Dominance, Self-Esteem, and Self-Actualization
“A stupid man stays awake all night pondering his problems; he's worn out when morning comes and whatever was, still is.”
“A stupid man's report of what a clever man says can never be accurate, because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand.”
“A stupid mule is still smarter than a good horse or a bad man.”
Source: Apex Magazine Issue 80
“A stupid person can make only certain, limited types of errors; the mistakes open to a clever fellow are far broader. But to the one who knows how smart he is compared to everyone else, the possibilities for true idiocy are boundless.”
Source: Iorich
“A stupid person is a person who causes losses to another person or to a group of persons while himself deriving no gain and even possibly incurring losses.”
“A stupid person who acknowledges his stupidity is socially intelligent.”
Source: Quantraz
“A stupid person who does not acknowledge his stupidity is also an egoist.”
Source: Quantraz
“A stupid ruler is much more of a problem than an insane one.”
Source: Dragon Blood
“A stupid selects another stupid to train, to prove both are stupids”
“A sturdy hold, but I think there's something up with the material.”
Source: The Village Idiot Reviews
“A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety, with less reluctance than he took the first step while his conscience was yet vigilant and tender.”
“A stutter knows exactly when to hide, and when to emerge. It knows pretty well how to ruin a perfect conversation.”
Source: Stamerenophobia
“A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period”
“A style does not go out of style as long as it adapts itself to its period. When there is an incompatibility between the style and a certain state of mind, it is never the style that triumphs.”
“A style is not a matter of camera angles or fancy footwork, it's an expression, an accurate expression of your particular opinion.”
“A style similar to Song Hye Gyo's is my ideal type.”
“A stylish throw. A good quality throw can last a lifetime and adds a dash of color and pattern as well as comfort and a homey quality.”
“A stylist might say you look amazing in anything. Your family will always tell you if you look a complete idiot.”
“A stylized sun and moon, joined by a horizontal bar, floated above a country divided in two by a river that snaked between them.”
Source: The Reaches
“A Styrofoam egg carton caught his eye. He opened it and found a single silver orb with little blinking red lights. "This is cool, too!" He dropped it into his backpack. "Dan, no!" "What? They've got plenty of other stuff, and we need all the help we can get!" "It could be dangerous." "I hope so.”
Source: The 39 Clues, Infinity Ring, and Spirit Animals Powerpack
“A su lado se sacude la espesura de la vejez”
“A sua madre piaceva quella foto, probabilmente è per questo che papà la tiene incorniciata così in bella vista. I tempi in cui erano una famiglia, e c’era lei a tenerli insieme. Cerca di non fissarla, mentre apparecchia la tavola, altrimenti sentirebbe la felicità di quell’immagine ritorcerglisi contro. È colpa tua d’altra parte se non esiste più. Guarda cosa hai fatto a questa famiglia, Manfredi. Quasi si aspetta che sua sorella un giorno trovi le palle per dirglielo in faccia.”
Source: Vento di Scirocco
“A sua maior dor será o seu maior ministério!”
Source: PATERNIDADE BEM RESOLVIDA: O poder da cura por meio da paternidade espiritual
“A sua mente frenética fica mais calma, não por todos os pensamentos terem desaparecido mas porque permite que eles sejam como são. (...) Recordar isto é atenção plena.”
Source: Mindfulness: Atenção Plena
“A sub-clerk in the post office is the equal of a conqueror if consciousness is common to them. All experiences are indifferent in this regard. There are some that do either a service or a disservice to man. They do him a service if he is conscious. Otherwise, that has no importance: a man's failures imply judgment, not of circumstances, but of himself.”
Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays
“A sub-clerk in the post-office is the equal of a conqueror if consciousness is common to them.”
Source: The Myth of Sisyphus: And Other Essays
“A subject emerges from an interaction between my self, my I, and my medium.”
“A subject for a great poet would be God's boredom after the seventh day of creation.”
“A subject I'm particularly passionate about is the criminal justice system and almost all of the policies that impact people's lives are determined on a local level.”
“A subject that is beautiful in itself gives no suggestion to the artist. It lacks imperfection.”
Source: Oscar Wilde - The Major Works
“A subject to which few intellectuals ever give a thought is the right to be a vagrant, the freedom to wander. Yet vagrancy is a deliverance, and life on the open road is the essence of freedom. To have the courage to smash the chains with which modern life has weighted us (under the pretext that it was offering us more liberty), then to take up the symbolic stick and bundle and get out.”
“A sublime hope cheers ever the faithful heart, that elsewhere, in other regions of the universal powers, souls are now acting, enduring and daring, which can love us, and which we can love.”
Source: Self-Reliance, the Over-Soul, and Other Essays
“A sublime religion inevitably generates a strong feeling of guilt. There is an unavoidable contrast between loftiness of profession and imperfection of practice. And, as one would expect, the feeling of guilt promotes hate and brazenness. Thus it seems that the more sublime the faith the more virulent the hatred it breeds.”
Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“A sublime soul can rise to all kinds of greatness, but by an effort; it can tear itself from all bondage, to all that limits and constrains it, but only by strength of will. Consequently the sublime soul is only free by broken efforts.”
Source: The Works of Frederick Schiller: Top Classic of German