S Quotes
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“Someone once said that under the bell jar of compliance, the only thing that blooms is rage.”
Source: My Life So Far
“Someone once said that we should ‘shoot for the moon’. I would whole-heartedly concur for this simple reason; once we get to the moon we are now in a position to ‘shoot for the stars’.”
“Someone once said that you can make the choice between getting old and getting creepy, and I think getting old is the way to go.”
“Someone once said the fundamental reason we get married is because have a universal human need for a witness.”
“Someone once said, 'The world is changing; nationalism is no longer the language of the world.' I wish that were true, but as I look around, the world seems more fragmented than ever—divided by walls and boundaries, both in the soil and the heart. Yet, I still hold on to hope.”
“Someone once said there was a comparison between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson. Believe me, there's no comparison. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest.”
“Someone once said, “Throw it against the wall until it sticks.” But we appear to live in a culture that’s throwing a lot of nothing at walls that do not exist.”
“Someone once said to me,” said Marguerite, “that our home, our special country, is where we find liberation. I suppose she meant that it is where our souls find it easiest to escape from self, and it seems to me it is that way with us when what is about us echoes the best that we are. You feel at home in places that are kind and with people who are good fun because you’re kind and amusing yourself.”
“What’s your home like, Marguerite?” asked William.
“I can’t describe it exactly,” said Marguerite. “But when I am living in a particular sort of way I say to myself that now I am in my own country. It is when I am living very simply, and rather hardly, and the light is clear and the wind cold and there aren’t any lies or subterfuges. When I am there I have a feeling that a door opens out of it into yet another country where my soul has always lived, and that one day I shall find out how to unlock the door.”
Source: Green Dolphin Street
“Someone once said to me that success isn't everything and I think I know what they really meant. I believe what they really meant was that money wasn't everything and I certainly agree with that. But I do believe that success IS everything.”
“Someone once said to me, 'There are so many religions in the world. They can't all be right.'
And my reply was, 'Well, they can't all be wrong either.'
All religions in the world today share more commonalities than differences, yet language blinds many from seeing these truths. Some people will tell me that what I write about is straight from their holy book, but the truth is that the main principles found in all holy books were already engraved in all our hearts. If you think common sense, the golden rule and knowing right from wrong are exclusive only to your faith, then you need to open yourself up to the rest of the world's religions.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Someone once said to me, 'Are you telling me that chair isn't real, that it's only thought?' I said 'Of course the chair is real. But it comes to you via Thought”
“Someone once said to me, 'Some of us choose to live with a lifeboat just a little bit out of our reach.' I'd like to reach a point where I no longer bullshit myself. I think that's the natural human condition - to lie to yourself. Because the truth is painful.”
“Someone once said: "We do not make friends, we recognize them." And you'll know who they are because they play according to the same rules that you do.”
Source: Gotham Academy (2014-2016) #16
“Someone once said writing and gardening are similar pursuits. Tell you what, I'd have one fucked up garden if that were the case.”
“Someone once said you could tell the people who were in the most successful relationships by the bite marks on their tongues.”
Source: Unfinished Business: A Munch Mancini Crime Novel
“Someone once said, "I don't lie because then I don't have to remember anything." I've told white lies a lot. Sometimes when you tell stories you'll embellish them a little, especially with foxhole humor.”
“Someone once said, 'Adversity introduces a man to himself.' For some reason, that's scary, but most people discover that adversity does make them stronger.”
“Someone once said, 'God is simple, all else is complex.' The more attuned you become to God, the simpler and more beautiful your life becomes.”
“Someone once said, 'That place is engulfed in darkness'- however that does in no way mean that there was never any light.”
“Someone once said, if you scratch a cynic, and you'll find a disappointed idealist. That really rang a bell with me - because I recognized that, within me, there is this flame, of wishing it were better, wishing people had better lives, that there was more of an authentic sharing and harmony with nature.”
“Someone once said, People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. They forgot one other option: Some people come only to give us their contact information, let us know that we really need to get together sometime, and why don’t we give them a call?”
“Someone once threw me a small, brown, hairy kiwi fruit, and I threw a wastebasket over it until it was dead.”
“Someone once told me a joke," he said. "I'd like to be a pacifist, but people keep getting in the way.' I made a decision to fight for my friend in prison. It was a deliberate decision. It isn't the only way-it's just something I decided.”
Source: Held
“Someone once told me a story about long term relationships. To think of them as a continent to explore. I could spend a lifetime backpacking through Africa, and I would still never know all there is to know about that continent. To stay the course, to stay intentional, to stay curious and connected - that's the heart of it. But it's so easy to lose track of the trail, to get tired, to want to give up, or to want a new adventure. It can be so easy to lose sight of the goodness and mystery within the person sitting right in front of you.”
“Someone once told me growth and comfort do not coexist. And I think it’s a really good thing to remember.”
“Someone once told me I'm a sore winner, and they're right. I rarely take more than a moment to enjoy a success before I'm moving on and looking for the next challenge.”
“Someone once told me it's more important what you turn down than what you take, and I think that rings true, especially when you're trying to make decisions about how you want to be viewed. It's hard, because I also want to have fun, and if there's a project that's super-small or low-budget or silly but it happens to have friends involved, I'll always take it, because my number-one priority is that I want to have fun with my career.”
“Someone once told me love isn’t perfect—or predictable.”
Source: Meant to Be
“Someone once told me not to be afraid of being afraid, because, as she said, 'Anxiety is a glimpse of your own daring.' Isn't that great? It means that part of your agitation is just excitement about what you're getting ready to accomplish. Don't sell yourself short by being so afraid of failure that you don't dare to make any mistakes. Make your mistakes and learn from them. And remember: No matter how many mistakes you make, your mother always loves you!”
“Someone once told me that children are like heroin. You always want more. Yet first-borns are special because you'll never have your first child again.”
“Someone once told me that children are like kites. You struggle just to get them in the air; they crash; you add a longer tail. Then they get caught in a tree; you climb up and bring them down, and untangle the string; you run to get them aloft again. Finally, the kite is airborne, and it flies higher and higher, as you let out more string, until it's so high in the sky, it looks like a bird. And if the string snaps, and you've done your job right, the kite will continue to soar in the wind, all by itself.”
Source: Forever Liesl: A Memoir of The Sound of Music
“Someone once told me that every minute a murder occurs, so I don't want to waste your time, I know you want to go back to work.”
“Someone once told me that explaining is an admission of failure.
I'm sure you remember, I was on the phone with you, sweetheart.”
Source: Crush
“Someone once told me that Fate will chew you up and spit you out many times, taking you away from those you love and dumping you into places you never wanted to be. It’s up to each of us where we choose to belong.”
Source: Heat
“Someone once told me that God figured that I was a pretty good juggler. I could keep a lot of balls in the air at one time. So He said, "Let's see if he can juggle another one."”
“Someone once told me that just because you can’t have the life you wanted, you shouldn’t give up and fade out of existence. That’s how we become living ghosts—by never moving on.”
Source: Aru Shah and the City of Gold
“Someone once told me that just because you're beat-up...'
'Doesn't mean you're beaten,' Dad finished his favorite motto.”
“Someone once told me that movies are a universal passport. And its true, wherever you go.”
“Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.”
“Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.”
“Someone once told me that the '…Baby One More Time' video should be me as a superhero fighting a giant robot monster.”
“Someone once told me that the book on someone's bedside table reveals a lot about the person -- their tastes, but also the mental space they are in. Perhaps Jihyun -- based on this song -- is dreaming of a simple, conventional life. He might always have been that way. It's a good thing, I think, to be able to listen to a popular song and be able to feel something. That means you are part of a larger world, the majority of people. I want that life -- it's simple, pleasant way to live.”
Source: Blood Sisters
“Someone once told me that the finer points of devotion are about the size of a pinhole, and there are millions of them. And if you could connect each dot, then you’ve got a diagram of what you think you thought you knew, and if you’re willing to admit that you know nothing…you have the blueprint for a breakthrough.”
“Someone once told me that the most dynamic actors are people who have stories. People who have lived life. People with experiences.”
“Someone once told me that there is more to life than golf. I think it was my ex-wife.”
Source: Golf, It's Just a Game: The Best Quotes & Cartoons About Golf
“Someone once told me that time was a predator that stalked us all our lives. But I rather believe than time is a companion who goes with us on the journey, and reminds us to cherish every moment because they'll never come again. What we leave behind is not as important how we lived. After all, Number One, we're only mortal.”
“Someone once told me that true change always begins in our mind, and that people who live great lives are people who habitually think great thoughts.”
Source: I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith, and Being Black in America
“Someone once told me that we move when it becomes less painful than staying where we are".”
Source: The Spiral Garden
“Someone once told me that when people leave Ireland, they never go back. I couldn't bear the thought of never going back. So I stayed.”
Source: What the Wind Knows
“Someone once told me that when you die every deed you ever committed, whether on behalf of good or bad is represented in the form of pebbles. Black ones for every deed done in the name of evil, white ones for every act of good. The pebbles are weighed upon a great scale, and if the white stones outweigh the black then your soul is granted peace.”
He opens one bleary eye. “What’s the punishment for too many black acts?”
“There is no worse punishment than standing on the threshold of heaven alone.”