S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Sometimes, if I am not careful, and I stare too long at a flower, it shrivels and dies.”
Source: Thirst: Thirst No. 1; Thirst No. 2; Thirst
“Sometimes, if I had until the next day to turn the story in, I'd head home, finding that the knot in the narrative came loose with the rhythmic clacking of the subway train.”
“Sometimes, if I really strain my brain, I can even do multiplication.”
“Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked.”
Source: The Casual Vacancy
“Sometimes, if things are not going so well, I don’t cry. I say maybe it’s meant to be.”
“Sometimes, if we are faced with obstacles, be they tangible or not, such as jealousy, worldly sentiment, greed, hatred or obsession, etc., there is no other way to overcome them except by practicing more diligently. You need to read Master's books and to listen to Master's tapes more often, meditate more, do Quan Yin more, put more effort into your practice and concentrate more on the path of practice. It is safe only when you are sheltered by the supreme power, no other way.”
“Sometimes, if you aren't sure about something, you just have to jump off the bridge and grow your wings on the way down.”
“Sometimes, if you ask people to "go downstairs and get me this or that," they'll say, "It's rainin" or "It might rain," or "There's some bumpy roads on the road," or bla-bla-bla. They give you all those excuses, so when they do something which is easy, you're supposed to say, "Damn, you did that?"”
“Sometimes, if you don't have kids yourself, it's assumed you won't understand or know how to play a mom, which is kind of silly if you think about it.”
“Sometimes, if you leave yourself open, an actor can bring nice nuances to a character.”
“Sometimes, if you really don't know how you feel about a topic, reading how both sides argue it can help.”
“Sometimes, if you really want to try something original, you step a little too far out of bounds. I mean, there's a market force that kind of unconsciously keeps you in line a little bit.”
“Sometimes, if you stand on the bottom rail of a bridge and lean over to watch the river slipping slowly away beneath you, you will suddenly know everything there is to be known.”
“Sometimes, if you want to be happy, you've got to run away to Bath and marry a punk rocker. Sometimes you've got to dye your hair cobalt blue, or wander remote islands in Sicily, or cook your way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a year, for no very good reason.”
“Sometimes, if you want to change a man's mind, you have to change the mind of the man next to him first.”
“Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology.”
“Sometimes, if you're like me, [God] will brace or reprove in a highly personal process not understood or appreciated by those outside the context.”
“Sometimes, if you're lucky, someone comes into your life who'll take up a place in your heart that no one else can fill, someone who's tighter than a twin, more with you than your own shadow, who gets deeper under your skin than your own blood and bones.”
“Sometimes, if you're shooting a complicated scene, you have to stay in a position and wait for the technician to do his job, and then you have to be where you're supposed to be, right on the spot. You don't rehearse all that much on films. If I think of the amount of time I spend on set compared with the time spent shooting, it's ridiculously short.”
“Sometimes, immersed in his books, there would come to him the awareness of all that he did not know, of all that he had not read; and the serenity for which he labored was shattered as he realized the little time he had in life to read so much, to learn what he had to know.”
Source: Stoner: A Novel
“Sometimes, in a moral struggle, we discover the right thing to do - just as, on some cold day long ago, we discovered mittens pinned to our coat sleeve.”
“Sometimes, in a part, everything comes together.”
“Sometimes, in a portrait, I go straight in with paint onto canvas... Other than riding my bike up and down the hills around here, it is the most dangerous thing I do... like tightrope-walking without a safety net!”
“Sometimes, in difficult circumstances, one can confuse compassion with love.”
Source: The Angel's Game: The Cemetery of Forgotten
“Sometimes, in doing philosophy, one just wants to utter an inarticulate sound.”
“Sometimes, in life, nothing happens. But, sometimes, nothing happens beautifully.”
“Sometimes, in my published complaints about not being a writer, I have recalled the prospect - the yearning to be a writer - as it first formed for me.”
“Sometimes, in order for things to get better, they have to end – even if it's momentarily.”
“Sometimes, in order to follow one's heart, one must do the wrong thing. Now, I'm not absolving anyone of their actions; you have to be responsible for your actions, sick or well, you have to be, you just have to be. All of us are accountable.”
“Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our heart, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in. It can be difficult and even frightening to go against the grain, whether it's a personal disagreement with a friend, partner, or family member or a professional decision that affects coworkers and colleagues.”
“Sometimes, in order to follow our moral compass and/or our hearts, we have to make unpopular decisions or stand up for what we believe in.”
“Sometimes, in order to go forward, You must first go back.”
“Sometimes, in order to say yes to what matters most, I must say no to good things.”
“Sometimes, in public life, people ask inappropriate, off-the-wall kinds of questions, don't they?”
“sometimes, in pursuit of a greater peace, a man must stand by and lets those he loves suffer the injustices of men ho cares only about their own beliefs and nothing about the faith or feelings of others-- even when it pains him to the very core of his spirit”
“Sometimes, in that darkness, there is a single act of love, some selfless gesture, an aspiration, and we see that it's not been all waste, all hopeless, and we can ... well ... go on.”
Source: The shrine at Altamira
“Sometimes, in the course of my hopeless quest, I would pick up and dip into one of the ordinary books that lay strewn around the castle. Whenever I did, it seemed so insipid and insubstantial that I flew into a rage and hurled it at the wall after reading the first few sentences. I was spoilt for any other form of literature, and the mental torment I endured was comparable to the agony of unrequited love compounded by the withdrawal symptoms associated with a severe addiction.”
“Sometimes, in the deepest moments, there are no words. There is only food.”
“Sometimes, in the dressing room, I think I am in Hollywood.”
“Sometimes, in the trenches, you get the sense of something, ancient. One trench we held, it had skulls in the side, embedded, like mushrooms. It was actually easier to believe they were men from Marlborough's army, than to think they'd been alive a year ago. It was as if all the other wars had distilled themselves into this war, and that made it something you almost can't challenge. It's like a very deep voice, saying; 'Run along, little man, be glad you've survived”
“Sometimes, indeed often, we work on a theme with an unformed idea, and, when it has passed through the process, its final result is something we could never have predicted when we commenced.”
“Sometimes, indeed, there is such a discrepancy between the genius and his human qualities that one has to ask oneself whether a little less talent might not have been better.”
Source: Collected Works of C.G. Jung: The development of personality
“Sometimes, instead of going down the road less taken, you just charge down the beaten path.”
Source: Club Dead: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel
“Sometimes, instead of helping people to advance, a discovery or an invention holds them back.”
Source: PEOPLE AND PLACES
“Sometimes, it is an external force that makes you realize your real potential.”
“Sometimes, it is best to listen, ask the super question, for ambition is hustle.”
“Sometimes, it is necessary to step beyond what you have known and to reach for something more.”
Source: The First Confessor: Sword of Truth: The Prequel
“Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.”
Source: Madame Tussaud: A Novel of the French Revolution
“Sometimes, it might be called conservative; sometimes it might be called liberal. But the point is that the meaning of the Constitution and other laws should not change unless we the people change them.”
“Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.”