S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“sometimes the human race likes to crank things up a little. They increase the production of bodies and their escaping souls.”
Source: The Book Thief
“Sometimes the humanrace is given absolutely marvellous gifts, and we take those gifts and squanderthem just because we are human beings. This is all about that.”
“Sometimes the hurt itself became so intense that it morphed into a kind of painkiller.”
“Sometimes the idea of being truly iconic has something to do with not necessarily being beautiful and thus trying harder.”
“Sometimes the idea of living as a hermit appeals to all of us. No demands, no needs, no pain, no disappointments. But that is because we have been hurt, are worn out.”
“Sometimes the ideas that mean the most to you will feel true long before you can quite formulate them or justify them.”
“Sometimes the idiots outvote the sensible people.”
“Sometimes the image of the intellectual boxer did for me more harm than good. If a boxer has a reputation as an intellectual, some people no longer respect him as a fighter. With me it was always Lennox should react, not think. But thats nonsense. Only the guy who controls his opponent wins.”
“Sometimes the immunity of innocence, sincerity, commitment and truth fails in life…These all work till the moment when absolute equals nothingness…It’s all about the theory of relativity…Things you damn sure suddenly become uncertain…Absolute certainty becomes absolute uncertainty….”
“Sometimes the impact of Mozart's music is so immediate that the vision in the mind remains blurred and incomplete, while the soul seems to be directly invaded, drenched in wave upon wave of melancholy.”
“Sometimes the impressions are just general feelings. Sometimes the direction comes so clearly and so unmistakably that it can be written down like spiritual dictation.”
“Sometimes, the indefinite article 'an' seems unnecessary to me. We can use 'a' instead of 'an'. It will not create a huge problem if we write or say 'a ant', not 'an ant'!”
“Sometimes, the inhuman presents itself in troubling and unsettling ways, as human”
Source: Pearls Before Swine
“Sometimes the insane and the contrarians and the ones who are the closest to suicide are the most valuable people society has. They may be precursors of social change. They've taken the burdens of the culture onto themselves, and in their struggle to solve their own problems they're solving problems for the culture as well.”
Source: Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals
“Sometimes the intensity and the grind of doing television can wear you down, but at the same time there's something about the repetition, the sheer mass of work that you do that's also liberating.”
“Sometimes, the intent is good enough when the action seems impossible.”
Source: Amazed: A Girl’s Infinite Pursuit to Grasp the Essence of Humanity in Writing
“Sometimes the intention is to shock us. But what is shocking first time around is boring and vacuous when repeated.”
“Sometimes the issue is about whether families and communities think girls are even worthy of an education in the first place. It's about whether girls are valued only for their labor and reproductive capacities or for their minds as well. And it's about whether women are viewed as second-class citizens or as full human beings entitled to the same rights and opportunities as men.”
“Sometimes the issue is that you’ve been looking at and judging yourself for so long that you don’t realize how beautiful you look to a stranger.”
“Sometimes the journey of life can be hard to navigate. It takes the process of prayer to navigate with ease.”
Source: Prayer: An Antidote for the Inner Man
“Sometimes, the journey to success will make you question your own ideas and abilities. It surely does not come easily. It requires tenacity.”
Source: The Kind of Substance You Need For Your Success
“Sometimes the key to happiness is just expecting a little bit less”
Source: Between the Lines
“Sometimes the king is a woman.”
“Sometimes the kitchen would bring out large plates piled high with fries or grilled cheese cut into tiny pieces. If Frank, the line cook, was working and in a good mood (which usually meant he was stoned), he'd sometimes repurpose the specials into amazing creations---leftover short ribs stuffed into tortillas or mini turkey sliders with cranberry sauce.”
Source: Marrying the Ketchups
“Sometimes the knowledge you've been given in school or by an elder - 'this is just the way it is' - keeps you from accomplishing because it traps you in a box in your mind and limits your freedom to deliver.”
“Sometimes the lack of substantive freedoms relates directly to economic poverty”
Source: Development as Freedom
“Sometimes the lack of substantive freedoms relates directly to economic poverty, which robs people of the freedom to satisfy hunger; or to achieve sufficient nutrition, or to obtain remedies for treatable illnesses or the opportunity to be adequatley clothed or sheltered, or to enjoy clean water or sanitary facilities.”
Source: Development as Freedom
“Sometimes the ladies involved give too much of themselves, sometimes not enough.”
“Sometimes the lambs slaughter the butcher.”
Source: Play poker to win
“Sometimes the last person on earth you want to be with is the one person you can't be without.”
“Sometimes the last thing learners need is for their preferred learning style to be affirmed. Agreeing to let people learn only in a way that feels comfortable and familiar can restrict seriously their chance for development.”
Source: Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher
“Sometimes the law defends plunder and participates in it. Sometimes the law places the whole apparatus of judges, police, prisons and gendarmes at the service of the plunderers, and treats the victim - when he defends himself - as a criminal.”
Source: The Law
“Sometimes the less we know about a situation, the more peaceful we can be.”
Source: Loving People Who Are Hard to Love: Transforming Your World by Learning to Love Unconditionally
“Sometimes the lesson isn’t about why you chose the wrong person. It’s about why you stayed.”
Source: Stop Dating the Wrong Letters: A Playful-but-True Guide to Finding Love That Fits (Alphabetically Speaking)
“Sometimes, the lessons that are learned by accident, or in the process of failing, are the most lasting.”
“Sometimes the lessons that others teach us is to value and honor ourselves by leaving them.”
“Sometimes the lethal power is in the form of the simplest elements of all, air and water”
Source: The Ice Storm: Nonfiction Short Story
“Sometimes the lethal power is in the form of the simplest elements of all, air and water, and occasionally in a lifetime it two, we witness grand and theatrical performances by Mother Nature.”
Source: The Ice Storm: Nonfiction Short Story
“Sometimes the lies you tell are less frightening than the loneliness you might feel if you stopped telling them.”
“Sometimes, the light gets blinded by its own light that it fails to reach the 'only one' taken away by the darkness.”
“Sometimes the light is already there — it turns on the moment you take the first step.”
Source: Joy Is the Key and You Are the Door
“Sometimes the light is hidden in plain sight,
blocked out by our egos.
Wisdom bids us to move out of our own way in order to perform the sacred right, to shine our light upon the waters of the earth.
If the brave soul attempts this Herculean feat, it may be surprised.
Surprised that new life comes into our hope dreams and aspirations.
My wish is that the world be allowed to see your true and magnificent soul, untethered from the darkness of the ego.”
“Sometimes the light only makes a room darker."
—Birds On The Wall”
“Sometimes the Light searched and listened for something unknown, but mostly it was warm and happy.”
Source: The Light: A light is born; a tiny spark begins its journey
“Sometimes the lights all shining on me, other times I can barely see. Lately it occurs to me what a long strange trip it's been.”
Source: In the Spirit: Conversations with the Spirit of Jerry Garcia
“Sometimes the lines in a song are lines you wish you could text-message somebody in real life.”
“Sometimes the lion must roar, just to remind the horse of his fear.”
Source: Shantaram
“Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can have the biggest impact.”
Source: Yes Man
“Sometimes the little things in life mean the most.”
Source: Ellen Hopkins: Crank Trilogy
“Sometimes the little times you don't think are anything while they're happening turn out to be what marks a whole period of your life.”
Source: The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again