S Quotes
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“Some persons think they have to look like a hedgehog to be pious.”
“Some persons will tell you, with an air of the miraculous, that they recovered although they were given over; whereas they might with more reason have said, they recovered because they were given over.”
Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think
“Some persons' letters seem almost framed to afford a series of alibis for their personality.”
Source: Hortus Vitae: And Limbo
“Some persons, by hating vice too much, come to love men too little. Hatred is self-punishment. Hatred is the cowards revenge for being intimidated.”
“Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion.”
Source: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms
“Some PhD physicists write software or work for hedge funds, but physics still has a problem with having very smart people but not enough opportunities.”
“Some philosophers are drawn to the subject [of philosophy] via their interest in the nature and structure of the world external to us. Others are drawn to it by an interest in the capacities that make humans distinctive in the world. I am a philosopher of the latter sort. My work thus far has been clustered around the nexus of knowledge, communication, and human action.”
“Some philosophers can't bear to say simple things, like "Suppose a dog bites a man." They feel obliged instead to say, "Suppose a dog d bites a man m at time t," thereby demonstrating their unshakable commitment to logical rigor, even though they don't go on to manipulate any formulae involving d, m, and t.”
“Some philosophers fail to distinguish propositions from judgements; ... But in the real world it is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true. The importance of truth is that it adds to interest.”
Source: Process and Reality
“Some philosophers grow ulcers
from eating loneliness.
There’s not much we know.”
“Some philosophers have been of opinion that our immortal part acquires during this life certain habits of action or of sentiment, which become forever indissoluble, continuing after death in a future state of existence ... I would apply this ingenious idea to the generation, or production of the embryon, or new animal, which partakes so much of the form and propensities of the parent.”
“Some philosophers have begun writing sympathetically about predator elimination as a way of reducing animal suffering. From an environmental perspective this is somewhere between naïve and potentially disastrous.”
“Some philosophers see into themselves, and some into their times; still others forge an alliance with the future.”
Source: The Advent of the Algorithm: The Idea that Rules the World
“Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from the beginning, so distinctly important to him as a part of his own greatness, or (which is the same thing) of the greatness of Dombey and Son, that there is no doubt his parental affection might have been easily traced, like many a goodly superstructure of fair fame, to a very low foundation.”
Source: Dombey and Son ... With frontispiece by H. K. Browne
“Some philosophers think that the idea of a consequentialist virtue theory is strange, but the real strength of consequentialism is that it can emulate the requirements of other moral theories when it is the case that acting on those theories would improve the world.”
“Some philosophers would give a sex to revenge, and appropriate it almost exclusively to the female mind. But, like most other vices, it is of both genders; yet, because wounded vanity and slighted love are the two most powerful excitements to revenge, it has been thought, perhaps, to rage with more violence in the female heart.”
Source: Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think
“Some philosophical arguments (e.g., in connection with the mind/body problem) look pretty good, while others (e.g., those that criticize moral realism) do not.”
“Some photographers could vomit on a piece of paper and call it art, you know... Hang it in the Guggenheim, or whatever. Sell a print for two hundred pounds? But I can't do that. I just-- Maybe I have too much respect for walls... or something.”
“Some photographers shoot hundreds of pictures in a row and you need to be able to move from pose to pose very quickly while trying to make it look effortless.”
“Some photographers take reality... and impose the domination of their own thought and spirit. Others come before reality more tenderly and a photograph to them is an instrument of love and revelation.”
Source: Ansel Adams, photographs 1923-1963
“Some physicists describe gravity in terms of ten dimensions all curled up. But those aren't real words-just placeholders, used to refer to parts of abstract equations.”
Source: God's Debris: A Thought Experiment
“Some physicists solve that problem of the necessity of finely tuned physical constants ... by invoking the anthropic principle, saying, well, here we are, we exist, we have to be in the kind of universe capable of giving rise to us. That in itself is, I think, unsatisfying, and as John Lennox rightly says, some physicists solve that by the multiverse idea-the idea that our universe is just one of many universes.”
“Some pianists seem to really remember the keys and not so much the notes they play. They want to learn until it's a physical habit that can be replicated. For pianists, this is much more of a problem than for other instruments, like the violin, where you actually have to think of the pitch.”
“Some pictures are in the gallery because they belong to humanity and others because they belong to the United States.”
“Some pieces couldn’t be glued back together. Some people weren’t for fixing.
Sometimes, the only thing to do was burn the whole fucking world down and start again.”
Source: Dangerous Boys
“Some pieces in the King's Indian appear on a 'special price' list: the dark square bishops are at the top of that list.”
“Some pious men may find this truth unorthodox and bitter: But Nature, Chance, and Time ensure survival of the fitter!”
“Some piously record 'In the beginning God', but I say 'In the beginning hydrogen'.”
“Some pirates achieved immortality by great deeds of cruelty or derring-do. Some achieved immortality by amassing great wealth. But the captain had long ago decided that he would, on the whole, prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.”
“Some pitchers want to be known as the fastest throwers that ever lived. Some want to win 30 games in one season. Some want to pitch a no-hitter. All I want to do is the best I can, day after day. In other words, I want to prove I am the best.”
“Some place the bliss in action, some in ease,
Those call it pleasure, and contentment these.”
Source: The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Moral essays
“Some places are just magical...
In fact, you can create your own sacred land wherever you go. Did you know?
Sacred land is where you decide it to be.
Home is where you decide it to be.
(He)art is where you decide it to be.
Make sure you place it everywhere you go!”
“Some places are like family. They annoy us to no end, especially during the holidays, but we keep coming back for more because we know, deep in our hearts, that our destinies are intertwined.”
“Some places are so dark that even dreams cannot flourish there.”
Source: Hades and Persephone: The Golden Blade
“Some places are so dark that even dreams cannot flourish there. I warned you once, queen, to be careful, and I will repeat this warning now. Take care not to venture too far into the darkness, for men have gotten lost and never found their way back. How much more valuable would a queen be to the monsters that lurk in the shadows."
-Hypnos”
Source: Hades and Persephone: The Golden Blade
“Some places just speak to the heart without needing many words. Nepal is one of them. Some places touch the soul without saying much. Nepal is one of them. With its breathtaking beauty and undeniable charm, Nepal is a destination every traveler should experience at least once.”
“Some places, some people… they pull you back without asking. And sometimes, that’s exactly what your heart needs.””
Source: Broken Waves: Contemporary Romance / Emotional Drama
“Some places speak distinctly. Certain dark gardens cry aloud for a murder; certain old houses demand to be haunted; certain coasts are set apart for shipwreck.”
“Some places, because of their spiritual history, are noted to be locations where people will often experience an open heaven. In fact, there are places where the heavens are open more than in other places. Most of you are familiar with previous moves of God in places such as Toronto (The Toronto Blessing), the meetings in Pensacola, and Argentina, just to name a few. Just like in Jacob's day, today, there are certain places where heaven is open, geographical locations where you are more likely to have an encounter with God.”
“Some plague the people with too long sermons; for the faculty of listening is a tender thing, and soon becomes weary and satiated.”
“Some plant lips on Mother Earth in a display of gratitude.
Meanwhile, she is kissing the soles of your feet, recognizing the one to be worshiped is you.”
“Some plants give out their strongest scents during daylight, attracting bees and butterflies; like phlox and many lilies, jasmine keeps its headiest moments for the night, to attract moths, which are the plant's most efficient pollinator.”
Source: A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy… A Memoir of Sorts
“Some plants were pyrophytic and only germinated when ravaged by fire. Gavin had scorched her with the savagery of his cruel passions until she had been conditioned to bloom in the flames.”
Source: Escape
“Some play the piano well and some badly and there is a great difference in the melodies they produce.”
Source: Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung
“Some players are more physical than others, some play with more finesse. Some are just really great all-around players. So you have to change your game.”
“Some players don't like training and I've seen some players who aren't bothered if they play or not. But I want to play every game. Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.”
“Some players get over-dependable on their coaches.”
“Some players need a boot up their backside. Other players need the arm”
“Some players when they become No. 1 they put too much pressure on themselves.”
“Some players would complain if they had to play on Dolly Parton's bedspread.”