S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Sometimes, the hardest habit to break is the habit of doing nothing beyond the necessary.”
Source: Feed: The Newsflesh Trilogy:
“Sometimes, the hardest thing was doing nothing.”
Source: Extras
“Sometimes, the Internet can feel like a middle-school playground populated by brats in ski masks who name-call and taunt with the fake bravery of the anonymous. But sometimes - thank goodness - it's nicer than real life.”
“Sometimes, the loneliness probably got to be too much and anyone seemed better than no one.”
Source: The White Rabbit Chronicles: Alice in Zombieland\Through the Zombie Glass\The Queen of Zombie Hearts
“Sometimes, the most courageous act a human can do is to let somebody love them”
“Sometimes, the most daunting thing about performing is making eye contact with your audience, so just look above them and at the corners of the room. Soon, you'll totally forget they're there.”
“Sometimes, the most profound of awakenings come wrapped in the quietest of moments.”
Source: The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction
“Sometimes, the only realists are the dreamers”
Source: The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming the Compassionate Agenda
“Sometimes, the only way of doing something is to do it.”
Source: Capital
“Sometimes, the only way to discover who we are, is by figuring out who we are not.”
“Sometimes, the only way to learn something really well is to revert to the state of mind of a novice and reawaken to the raw observations that you have accumulated instead of relying on the conclusions you have reached from the exogenous premises absorbed through teaching and bookish learning.”
“Sometimes, the people we invest the most time in disappoint us the most.”
“Sometimes, the people who are helping you can drop the ball.”
“Sometimes, the person who could make you happiest is the one who waits patiently in the wings.”
Source: The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again
“Sometimes, the shortest path between two points is serpentine.”
Source: Red Brick, Black Mountain, White Clay: Reflections on Art, Family, and Survival
“Sometimes, the simple messages are the best thing music can do, really. Sometimes, songs can stir people up, motivate them to make change.”
“Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world.”
“Sometimes, the smaller roles in movies can be the most interesting. If you only take the stance that you'll only play central characters in movies, you'll find yourself not being able to indulge in that morally grey terrain that makes support characters so rich and interesting.”
“Sometimes, the stars line up, the gods smile, and love gets a fighting chance. Just a chance. That's all it can really hope for. No guarantees, no certainties”
Source: The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again
“Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.”
Source: Champion: A Legend Novel
“Sometimes, the thing that ties you down sets you free.”
“Sometimes, the unnecessary is necessary.”
“Sometimes, the way around prejudice is education.”
Source: Michelle: A Biography
“Sometimes, the wicked will tell us things just to confuse us–to haunt our thoughts long after we've faced them.”
Source: Throne of Glass
“Sometimes, the word 'voluntary' is a little complicated.”
“Sometimes, there are no simple or easy solutions to gray area problems. Or, put differently, the "solution" is working intelligently, with many other people, for months or even years - guided by a basic direction and a few central values that really matter to you and others.”
“Sometimes, there is no harm in putting off a piece of work until another day.”
Source: The Little Prince:
“Sometimes, there isn't any way to compromise." - Eclipse, page 607”
“Sometimes, there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it. Like my heart's going to cave in.”
“Sometimes, they say, the moon is so busy with the new souls of the world that it disappears from the sky. That is why we have moonless nights. But in the end, the moon always returns, as do we all.”
Source: Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson
“Sometimes, they wait. Sometimes, you see the dead come in to the harbor, and their old dogs are all along the docks, wagging their tails, for they have waited for their masters and mistresses for many years. You see mothers who have missed their sons. Fathers who had never spoken of love to their children, ready to embrace them as they voyage from the end of life. It shows the lies of this world, you see. We are wrong about so many things here. Mankind has done terrible things, yet we are forgiven.”
“Sometimes, things are just exercises.”
“Sometimes, things don't work out the way we want them to.”
“Sometimes, things may not go your way, but the effort should be there every single night.”
“Sometimes, things need to come undone for better things to come together.”
“Sometimes, though, I feel that pushing books is a whole lot like pushing medicine. Think of books as pills. I have pills that cure ignorance and pills that cure boredom. I have pills to elevate moods and pills to open people's eyes to the awful truth: uppers and downers as they were. I sell pills to help people find themselves and pills to help them lose themselves when they require escape from the pressures and anxieties of life in a complex society.”
Source: Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
“Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you'd rather not.”
“Sometimes, though, you make a pact with yourself. I'll pretend there's nothing wrong if you pretend there's nothing wrong. It's called denial, and it's one of the strongest pacts in the world. Just ask all those people who were still drinking champagne while the Titanic went down.”
Source: Dread locks
“Sometimes, to be silent is to be most eloquent.”
“Sometimes, to ensure that a talented individual will work for you, or will stay working with you, you need to be flexible. Money is not always the great motivator here. Talented people want a good salary, of course, but surprisingly often they are more attracted to new opportunities and challenges.”
Source: How to Get Rich: One of the World's Greatest Entrepreneurs Shares His Secrets
“Sometimes, to help someone you love, you have to commit a felony. But, you don't want to go to prison for that. Hey, dude, what are you in for? Armed robbery? Murder? And then, you have to say, Love. And, that's definitely going to get you, you know, picked last for prison kick ball.”
“Sometimes, to help the people you love, you've gotta commit a felony.”
“Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny pair of shoes in the hallway or lean small wooden crutches in what I refer to as 'the baby's room,' which is actually a tiny space where I make things. I continue to call it the baby's room because it confuses people and it's creepy.”
“Sometimes, to pursue a new idea, the artist must forfeit his deposit on an old idea.”
“Sometimes, to relieve stress, he would soak his feet in the toilet, a practice that was not as soothing for his collegues.”
Source: Steve Jobs
“Sometimes, to remain silent is to lie, since silence can be interpreted as assent.”
“Sometimes, too often, I don't want to muster the energy. Stress and anxiety seem easier.”
“Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together”
Source: Point of Retreat: A Novel
“Sometimes, unexpected things can happen.”
“Sometimes, unfortunately, hatred is more powerful than progress.”