S Quotes
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“Some roads you shouldn't go down. Because maps used to say there were dragons here. Now they don't. But that don't mean the dragons aren't there.”
“Some roles are easier to choose, some roles are more difficult because they are more daring. Sometimes you have to dare.”
“Some roles have been with me forever”
“Some roles require a building from the foundation up; it really doesn't come to you easily.”
“Some romantic you are," Caine complained as he pushed the door open with his back."Whatever happened to women who liked to be swept off their feet?" "They got dropped," Diana said flatly.”
Source: Tempting Fate: The MacGregors
“Some Rousseauean anthropologists protest that reports of cannibalism represent a racist desire to denigrate other cultures, but the scientific evidence suggests otherwise.”
Source: Sex and War: How Biology Explains Warfare and Terrorism and Offers a Path to a Safer World
“Some ruins of ancient times are much more beautiful than the best buildings of modern eras!”
“Some rule out of a lust for ruling; others, so as not to be ruled:Mto these it is merely the lesser of two evils.”
“Some rules are bigger than the universe.”
Source: Vampire Academy: The Complete Collection
“Some rules are good. For example, off the top of my head, let's say a stand-up comedian or a talk show host wearing a nice suit - as a ponderer, I grew up like, "Why don't they just go up there in their army jacket? They're fine!" Then little by little, you think, "You know, it's kind of nice to look nice, like you made the effort." Then you're back at rule one; that was the original rule.”
“Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change.”
“Some rules are so nonsensical, they’re meant to be broken.”
Source: The Path to a Meaningful Life
“Some rules are there for a reason - but it's one thing to have a rule that protects and another to have rules that stifle. I've seen a lot of those articles and I thought they were unreasonable when I was in school, but they're getting a little bit out of hand now. We should embrace what makes us different, our different styles, our creativity.”
“Some rules exist only to control someone.”
Source: Rage and Ruin
“Some rumors said she was a demon from another world. Other rumors said she was death incarnate, someone to remind us of our misdeeds. But no one had said how beautiful she was. No one had mentioned her eyes. The ones that showed color only for a second. A hint of beauty in absolute blackness.”
Source: July Thunder
“Some runners judge performance by whether they won or lost. Others define success or failure by how fast they ran. Only you can judge your performance. Avoid letting others sit in judgment of you.”
“Some Russian ballet master woman said there's no culture in America, but if you look you can find interesting stuff in this country, don't you think?”
“Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine”
“Some sacrifices echo through eternity.”
Source: THE SHADOWS OF THE PAST: A Ravenswood Manor Mystery
“Some sad news from Australia... the inventor of the boomerang grenade died today.”
“Some sad news, President Bush's lapdog passed away. Gee, I didn't even know Tony Blair was sick?”
“Some said America took a step forward electing a black president. In light of the unconstitutiona l expansion of powers, lack of transparency and fueling the fires of unrest that clearly hasn't been the case. Vote based on merits, not to fill a racial quota.”
“Some said Delana was sucessful as a mediator because both sides would agree just to make her stop staring at them.”
Source: Lord of Chaos: Book Six of 'The Wheel of Time'
“Some said the original evil was the vacuum caused by the Fairy Queen Lurline leaving us alone here. When goodness removes itself, the space it occupies corrodes and becomes evil and maybe slpits apart and multiplies. So every evil thing is a sign of the absence of deity”
Source: The Wicked Years Complete Collection: Wicked, Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz
“Some said, "John, print it"; others said "Not so." Some said, "It might do good"; others said, "No."”
Source: The pilgrim's progress, The holy war, and other selected works, arranged by the editors of Sturm's Devotions. Tallis's pictorial ed
“Some salt gets mined out of the ground, every crystal perfect, its flavor so predictable it graces every kitchen. But other salt comes out of marshes, gets harvested by hand, tastes like the journey it took to find you, including the wrong turns. I love you more because of where I've been, and I'd stay Hungry forever if it would make you believe that loving you was never about not feeling empty. It was about the chance to feel this full.”
Source: Aftertaste
“Some sample lyrics I think I catch: "My engine races up to seventh gear; wrap your legs around my engine, dear . . . . The tunnel's dark, but the ground is wet; I lubricate it with my dripping sweat!"
Or, something vaguely disturbing and gross like that; it's hard to tell with the wailing guitars and the front man screaming through his ravaged vocal chords.”
Source: Becca Bloom and the Drumsticks of Doom: A Heavy Metal Love Story
“Some sang too that Thror and Thrain would come back one day and gold would flow in rivers, through the mountain-gates, and all that land would be filled with new song and new laughter. But this pleasant legend did not much affect their daily business.”
Source: The Hobbit
“Some sarcasm is best told simply.”
“Some sarcasm is best told simply. Some humor is best told big and some is best told small.”
“Some say "The end is near," as if that is shocking news. The truth is, the end is always near. What is actually shocking is that we, ourselves, can help to choose which end.”
Source: Ultimate Magic
“Some say America's forgotten workin' men rose up in a single, inchoate scream of rage at a system that for too long had provided them with nothing but empty promises, bad trade deals, and government-subsidized carbs. Some claim it's from a generation weaned on talk radio, Fox News, and the comments sections of a million tea party websites. Some say it's a sign of a merciless god testing us to the breaking point. I still think it's because we didn't let that old gypsy woman vote when she couldn't produce a photo ID back in 2012.”
Source: Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever
“Some say an army of horsemen some an army on foot others say ships laden for war are the fairest things on earth. But I say the fairest sight on this dark earth is the face of the one you love. Nor is it hard to understand: love has humbled the hearts of the proudest queens. And I would rather see you now stepping over my threshold than any soldier greaved in gold or any iron-beaked ship.”
“Some say an army of horsemen, or infantry,
A fleet of ships is the fairest thing
On the face of the black earth, but I say
It's what one loves.”
“Some say art is our highest form of hope. . . . Perhaps it's our only hope.”
Source: Mosquito
“Some say,” Auntabelle said, “that it was because of the Roman’s brutality and the Roman Emperors’ cruelty, especially to the Christians, who were slaughtered in masses at this very place for the entertainment of the Roman citizens, that Rome fell.” - Auntabelle, Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome by Kira G. and Kailin Gow”
Source: Amazon Lee and the Ancient Undead of Rome
“Some say, "Be Strong." I say, "Surrender to your vulnerability and therein lies your strength.”
“Some say because music is as much about personal expression as listening pleasure, sharing is integral to why songs have value in the first place.”
“Some say cavalry and others claim
infantry or a fleet of long oars
is the supreme sight on the black earth.
I say it is
the one you love. And easily proved.
Did not Helen, who far surpassed
all in beauty, desert the best of men
her husband and king
and sail off to Troy and forget
her daughter and dear parents? Merely
love's gaze made her bend
and led her
from her path.
These tales
remind me now of Anaktoria
who is gone.
And I would rather see her supple step
and motion of light on her face
than chariots of the Lydians or ranks
of foot soldiers in bronze.
Now this is impossible
yet among the living I pray for a share
and unexpectedly”
“Some say, choose the lesser of two evils, but why choose evil at all. Leave evil for the Devil.”
Source: Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1
“Some say Christianity is just a crutch. But let's turn the question on its edge for a moment. Is atheism an emotional crutch, wishful thinking? The ax cuts both ways. Perhaps atheists are rejecting God because they've had a bad relationship with their father. Instead of inventing God, have atheists invented non-God? Have they invented atheism to escape some of the frightening implications of God's existence? Think about it.”
“Some say, don't burn your bridges.
I say, if necessary,
let the kerosene
kiss it on the lips,
and watch it
turn to ash.
There's always more than one way
to cross the water.”
“Some say Edward Snowden is a hero and a patriot. Others say he's a fool and a traitor. The evidence is mounting that the guy who leaked the details about the National Security Agency's Internet-eavesdropping program may be something more sinister - namely, a willing tool in China's ongoing cyberwar against our nation.”
“Some say "fear even helps like; The flight or over love reaction but to me it is your loving heart to prove to prove it worthy.”
“Some say freedom is a gift placed in our hands by our forefathers.
Some say freedom is a human right that none should be denied.
Some say freedom is a privilege that can and will be seized if taken for granted.
Some say freedom is the key that opens doors otherwise meant to imprison.
Some say freedom is power to do, to be, to say, and to accomplish what the oppressed cannot.
Some say freedom is a responsibility—a weight to be carried and shared by those willing to protect it.
Perhaps freedom is all these things.
But in my eyes, I see freedom as a treasure. It is a gem so rare and precious the fiercest battles rage over it. The blood of thousands is spilled for it—past, present, and future. Where true and unblemished freedom exists, it shines with perfect clarity, drawing the greedy masses, both those who desire a portion of the spoils and those who would rob the possessor of the treasure, hoping to bury it away.
Without freedom I am a slave in shackles on a ship lost at sea.
With freedom I am a captain; I am a pirate; I am an admiral; I am a scout; I am the eagle souring overhead; I am the north star guiding a crew; I am the ship itself; I am whatever I choose to be.”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Some say God exists outside creation if in fact he did breath in Adams nostrils he became part of humanity and creation.”
“Some say God is living there [in space]. I was looking around very attentively, but I did not see anyone there. I did not detect either angels or gods....I don't believe in God. I believe in man - his strength, his possibilities, his reason.”
“Some say gods fade like dew at dawn. Others whisper they sleep, waiting to rise again.”
Source: The Weight Of Ash And Gold
“Some say Google is God. Others say Google is Satan. But if they think Google is too powerful, remember that with search engines unlike other companies, all it takes is a single click to go to another search engine.”
“Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion. Dunno if he had enough human left in him to die. Some say he’s still out there, bidin’ his time, like, but I don’ believe it.”