S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“sometimes we find ourselves more in love with the idea of someone than who they actually are.”
Source: permission to love
“Sometimes we find ourselves searching for answers,
When really what we need Is the discernment
To ask the right questions.”
Source: The Wealth Reference Guide: An American Classic
“Sometimes we find ourselves thinking that since the call comes from the Lord, everything ought to work out smoothly, with every potential obstacle removed. We forget sometimes that life is a "schooling" provided for our growth and development, and that if every time we went on the Lord's errand, things were to go perfectly well because of the Lord's blessing, we would be deprived of much of our education. {re 1 Nephi 3:7}”
“Sometimes we find ourselves walking through life blindfolded, and we try to deny that we're the ones who securely tied the knot.”
Source: The Jodi Picoult Reader's Companion: A Collection of Excerpts
“Sometimes we find ourselves wanting to impart the life of the gospel without telling a person that he or she is dead.”
“Sometimes we find that responsibly discerning something from a distance is nothing more than cowardice creating an excuse to keep our distance from that which we fear. And when that’s the case, life will shut down our discernment so that we are left with no option but to engage what we would otherwise run from.”
Source: The Eighth Page: A Christmas Journey
“Sometimes, we find the greatest enjoyment in life, not from what we already have, but from the time we spend investing in and seeing ourselves grow.”
“Sometimes we find the sweetest solidarity in the midst of solitude.”
“Sometimes we find we love things we never thought we wanted. And then we regret that we never wanted them at all. It's the fear of change, I think, and dread of the unknown.”
Source: Spellkeeper
“Sometimes we focus on the mess or the broken dream, but in all the mess God sees greatness. He knows how to take your troubles and turn them into trophies, how to take the test and make it your testimony.”
“Sometimes we focus too much on the lyrics that we forget to dance to the music. And sometimes we dance to the music and don't listen to the lyrics. Let the rhythm guide you. Let the lyrics inspire you.”
“Sometimes we follow, sometimes we lead, and sometimes we walk along your side. Sometimes we are big, and sometimes we are small. We do what you do, but we always hide your face,” the voice continued. “Do you know who we are?”
Source: Untold Stories of the Little Prince
“Sometimes we forge our own principles and sometimes we accept others' principles, or holistic packages of principles, such as religion and legal systems. While it isn't necessarily a bad thing to use others' principles - it's difficult to come up with your own, and often much wisdom has gone into those already created - adopting pre-packaged principles without much thought exposes you to the risk of inconsistency with your true values.”
“Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.”
“Sometimes we forget about our own advantages because we focus on what we don't have. Just because you have to work a little harder at something that seems easier to others doesn't mean you're without your own talents.”
“Sometimes we forget how important it is just to show up and take care of the good friendships that we have, or might like to have. Good friendships are hard to come by.”
“Sometimes we forget that if we do not encourage new work now, we will lose all touch with the work of the past we claim to love. If art is not living in a continuous present, it is living in a museum, only those working now can complete the circuit between the past, present and future energies we call art.”
“Sometimes we forget that our Heavenly Father desires that each of us have this joy.”
“Sometimes we forget that parenting, like love, is a verb.”
Source: The Danish Way of Parenting: What the Happiest People in the World Know About Raising Confident, Capable Kids
“Sometimes we forget that sin really is optional.”
Source: Tweet Inspiration: Faith in 140 Characters (or Less)
“Sometimes we forget that the top of the wave, the top of the crest is always the bottom, there is no inside without an outside, and there is no up without a down.”
“Sometimes, we forget that we are made of flesh, so everything ends like this sadness drowning in the river and looking around! Everything acts as nothing happened, even these birds who saw everything act as nothing happened; they just settled back in the trees.”
Source: Blue House: Ten Years on The Way Home
“Sometimes, we forget that we are made of flesh, so everything ends like this sadness drowning in the river and watch around! Everything acts as nothing happened, even these birds who saw everything act as nothing happened; they just settled back in the trees.”
Source: Blue House: Ten Years on The Way Home
“Sometimes we forget things not because we are scared of the truth but because we are not strong enough to to burden it.”
Source: The Pacemaker
“Sometimes we forget to be grateful until we survive a trauma. For example, after having the flu when you ache all over, throw up for hours, and have little people pounding in your head with hammers, it is sheer bliss just to eat a piece of toast, walk outside without getting dizzy, and breathe fresh air. Part of the journey toward joy involves not waiting around for trouble, but being continuously aware of our blessings.”
“Sometimes we forget to, or feel guilty when, we take time to nourish our own souls. It is not selfish to spiritually fill ourselves because we need that time to find the delicate balance in our lives. Only then can we truly be of service to others. --Debra Siegrist”
Source: Out of the Broom Closet: 50 True Stories of Witches Who Found and Embraced the Craft
“Sometimes we forget we're on an adventure with the Lord and that his presence is with us.”
Source: When You Don't Know What to Pray: How to Talk to God about Anything
“Sometimes....we forgot why we chose to forget in the first place!”
“Sometimes, we gaze outward only to gaze inward.
The more we absorb the beauty of the earth, the more we find the beauty inside, for we break the quiet storm raging within.
Everything grey, now turns into gold, for the valley grows flowers in the light, as we sense our fullness inside, the whole self untouched by the storm.
Through the windows of the soul, enters the sun.”
“Sometimes we get caught dreaming dreams that were never designed to bring us peaceful rest. In fact, these dreams weren't designed for us at all. When this happens, it's imperative that we muster the courage to dream a new dream.”
Source: And Whose Life Are You Living Anyway? What Wise Women Know and Do about Purposeful Living
“Sometimes we get caught up in our troubles and our problems and we let life slip away, but life is precious, all of life, and one must try to take in as much of it as possible.”
“Sometimes we get caught up in trying to glorify God by praising what He can do and we lose sight of the practical point of what He actually does do.”
Source: Hearing God Through the Year: A 365-Day Devotional
“Sometimes we get chances - opportunities - that we're meant to take. And if you take the leap, things will open up and change. And if you take a step back instead? Okay. That's your decision. But you'll never know what you were supposed to find out.”
Source: Things Jolie Needs to Do Before She Bites It
“Sometimes we get frustrated ourselves and decide it's time to download a big chunk of mythology. And then the audience says, 'I find this confusing and alienating and too weird.' So then we pull back, and they say, 'You're not giving us enough'.”
“Sometimes we get into the mood for sad songs. The lyrics always hit deeper with this melancholic feeling that you engulf yourself with. Along with coffee this combination is a great way to reflect and savor the moment.”
“Sometimes we get lost even on known paths of our life.”
“Sometimes we get lost inside the process. In acting, Amie, it’s almost self-destructive, how much we care. How much of the world I let in and choose to feel. It can be overwhelming if you’re not prepared.”
Source: The Look of Amie Martine
“Sometimes we get more chances than we think we'll get. Sometimes we don't get the ones we want. I believe there are parallel lives swirling all around us where all our dreams came true and stayed. ⠀”
“Sometimes we get our hearts broken, only to have the right person come along to mend them.”
Source: The Shoemaker's Wife
“Sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we are sad but we really don't know why we are sad, so we say we aren't sad but we really are.”
Source: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Vintage Children's Classics
“Sometimes we get so afraid of hitting bad shots (making bad pitches), we don't let ourselves hit (pitch) good ones.”
“Sometimes we get so busy pursuing our dream that we forget to notice the degree to which we're living it already.”
“Sometimes we get so busy with our daily lives we do not take the steps and time necessary to be introspective.”
Source: Mentor Me: GA=T+E—A Formula to Fulfill Your Greatest Achievement
“Sometimes, we get so caught up in the business of life that we forget to address the root causes of our problems. Taking a step back and confronting those issues can be the key to unlocking a more fulfilling existence!”
“Sometimes we get so used to not really feeling anything, just going with the flow, that we forget how it feels to be really happy or sad.”
Source: Lindsey Kelk 6-Book ‘I Heart...’ Collection
“Sometimes we get stuck in patterns or reoccurring themes in our lives that require a shocking epiphany to give us the opportunity to see new possibilities and notice the obstacles that keep us from moving on.”
Source: Anatomy Of Illumination
“Sometimes we get through adversity only by imagining what the world might be like if our dreams should ever come true.”
Source: Memoirs Of A Geisha
“Sometimes we get through adversity only by inagining what the world might he like if our dreams should ever come true.”
“Sometimes we get too caught up in wanting to do that one movie that will get seen and approved and nominated, that we lose sight that there are so many other movies that are worth your time.”
“Sometimes, we get too keen and in a haste to make new relationships, learn new things, stumble upon new ideas . . . .
Always tending to the unknown and easily excited by the mysterious, that we lose value for and forget to appreciate the things and people that have brought and kept us going this far. Keep the things and people which are sure, else they, too, become mysterious and unknown.”