S Quotes
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“Should the progressives in Germany in the 30s have tolerated the National Socialists? Of course they shouldn't have.”
“Should the research worker of the future discover some means of releasing this [atomic] energy in a form which could be employed, the human race will have at its command powers beyond the dream of scientific fiction.”
“Should the research worker of the future discover some means of releasing this [atomic] energy in a form which could be employed, the human race will have at its command powers beyond the dream of scientific fiction, but the remotest possibility must always be considered that the energy once liberated will be completely uncontrollable and by its intense violence detonate all neighbouring substances. In this event, the whole of the hydrogen on earth might be transformed at once and the success of the experiment published at large to the universe as a new star.”
“Should the States reject this excellent Constitution, the probability is, an opportunity will never again offer to cancel another in peacethe next will be drawn in blood.”
“Should the whole frame of nature round him break, In ruin and confusion hurled, He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack, And stand secure amidst a falling world.”
“Should there be anyone who feels he is too weak to do better because of that greatest of fears, the fear of failure, there is no more comforting assurance to be had than the words of the Lord: 'My Grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them' (Ether 12:27)”
“Should there be cameras everywhere in outdoor streets? My personal view is having cameras in inner cities is a very good thing. In the case of London, petty crime has gone down. They catch terrorists because of it. And if something really bad happens, most of the time you can figure out who did it.”
“Should they inquire of the Dead on account of the Living?”
Source: Isaiah (Bible #23), ESV
“Should they whisper false of you, Never trouble to deny; Should the words they say be true, Weep and storm and say they lie.”
Source: The Sayings of Dorothy Parker
“Should things go wrong at any time, the people will set them to rights by the peaceable exercise of their elective rights.”
Source: Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson
“Should this my firm persuasion of the soul's immortality prove to be a mere delusion, it is at least a pleasing delusion, and I will cherish it to my last breath.”
Source: The Orations
“Should thoughts of self-praise, of self-satisfaction, occur to you, say: 'I myself am nothing; all that is good in me is accomplished by the grace of God.' What hast thou that thou didst not receive?' (I Cor. 4:7). 'Without Me ye can do nothing' (John 15:5).”
“Should’ve, could’ve, would’ve, but you didn’t. So you move on.”
“Should we all confess our sins to one another we would all laugh at one another for our lack of originality”
“Should we all learn to settle with the Rhythm of our heartbeat, what a grandiose life we would live.
-Micheline Jean Louis”
“Should we be capable of ‘forgiving or forgetting’ to be happy? If anger is too powerful and overwhelming, and we cannot tame or cage our rage, let us forget about forgiving. But if real life does not stop crying out for us, telling us to store new energy and experiences and inviting us to sort out the tools for cleaning up our boisterous interior, a new reality may start taking shape, transmitting joy, and letting us tune in with ourselves. When we are in line with the world, we can feel a new mindset has absorbed us and eventually sense what is essential in our lives.”
“Should we be mindful of dreams?" Joseph asked. "Can we interpret them?" The Master looked into his eyes and said tersely: "We should be mindful of everything, for we can interpret everything.”
Source: The Glass Bead Game: (Magister Ludi) A Novel
“Should we be rewriting history just to make people feel good? That's not history, that's psychiatry.”
Source: Ed Koch on Everything: Movies, Politics, Personalities, Food and Other Stuff
“Should we become so proficient at self-presentation that we can dissemble without anyone suspecting?”
Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“Should we call her?Maybe we should give her a RING to see where she is? Get it? Get it?
-Conner Bailey”
Source: The Enchantress Returns
“Should we choose to extend our airstrikes into Syria, we will be doing this in the collective self-defence of Iraq. We would be doing this out of a responsibility to protect innocent people at risk of horrible death from the most violent people imaginable.”
“Should we continue to look upwards? Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished? The ideal is terrifying to behold... brilliant but threatened on all sides by the dark forces that surround it: nevertheless, no more in danger than a star in the jaws of the clouds.”
Source: Les Misérables
“Should we continue to run our economic affairs or be managed by people in Brussels?”
“Should we cry when the pope dies, my request we should cry if they cried when we buried Malcom X”
“Should we distrust the man because his manners are not our manners, and that his skin is dark?”
“Should we even have the classification system? Why shouldn't these things be open? There are things you want to keep secret, like the characteristics of your latest fighter plane or something like that.”
“Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.”
“Should we feel at times disheartened and discouraged, a simple movement of heart toward God will renew our powers. Whatever he may demand of us, he will give us at the moment the strength and courage that we need.”
“Should we find a second form of life right here on our doorstep, we could be confident that life is a truly cosmic phenomenon. If so, there may well be sentient beings somewhere in the galaxy wondering, as do we, if they are not alone in the universe.”
“Should we follow her? She's weird. She just scraped penguin poop into a test tube and she speaks like she's been smoking it."
"You're a three-foot-tall adult with an unhealthy addiction to imaginary horse pies. And I'm a six-foot-tall regenerating lizard with a lightning-imbued hammer. Let's not point too many fingers at weirdos."
"Point taken.”
Source: Evolution
“Should we follow her? She's weird. She just scraped penguin poop into a test tube and she speaks like she's been smoking it."
"You're a tree-foot-tall adult with an unhealthy addiction to imaginary horse pies. And I'm a six-foot-tall regenerating lizard with a lightning-imbued hammer. Let's not point too many fingers at weirdos.”
Source: Evolution
“Should we force science down the throats of those that have no taste for it ? Is it our duty to drag them kicking and screaming into the twenty-first century ? I am afraid that it is.”
“Should we freeze or postpone prospective tax cuts and avoid any new tax cuts until we are sure we have the money to pay for the war on terrorism and the war in Iraq.”
“Should we go to school only once? Are we condemned to having only one career, occupation, or profession in such a long life span? Can we afford to retire at age sixty-five if we live another twenty-five years on average?”
Source: The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society
“Should we grieve over a little misplaced charity, when an all knowing, all wise Being showers down every day his benefits on the unthankful and undeserving?”
“Should we have a leader or should we think for ourselves? Obviously the latter in principle. But-sometimes there lies a gulf between what is theoretically right and that which is practical.”
“Should we have background checks, waiting periods? To drive a car you have to pass a test that shows you know how to drive your car safely, you should have to do the same thing with guns.”
“Should we have border security there? Yes. But the idea of the United States erecting a wall for the world to see makes a lie of everything we say about ourselves. It's a little bit like why the President [Barack Obama] and I feel so strongly about closing Guantanamo. It is inconsistent with who we are.”
“Should we have paper ballots? Let's put it up for a vote. We'll count it on electronic machines... hehehe.”
“Should we in America refuse to alter our lifestyle, I believe we will experience increasing dehumanization - of ourselves- both individually and corporately. To begin to share on a broad scale, therefore, is not just a matter of obedience to God or of altruism but rather a necessary requirement for remaining human.”
“Should we not admire
the unique design of every falling snowflake,
instead of shoveling them aside
to discard as Summer’s melting snow?”
Source: Capsized: The Pandemic Lockdown
“Should we not be concerned as to whether this fear of error is not just the error itself?”
“Should we not be moved rather than chilled by the knowledge that he might have attained his greatness only through his frailties?”
Source: The Freud Journal
“Should we not begin to redefine patriotism? We need to expand it beyond that narrow nationalism which has caused so much death and suffering. If national boundaries should not be obstacles to trade-we call it globalization-should they also not be obstacles to compassion and generosity?”
“Should we not have good conduct at home? Do we not make sure that we do not trample on the plant that belongs to our garden?”
Source: Harmony in Marriage
“Should we not have respect enough to God to make a record of those blessings which He pours out upon us and our official acts which we do in His name upon the face of the earth? I think we should.”
“Should we not invariably act in this life as though the God whom our heart desires with its highest desire were watching our every action?”
Source: Wisdom and Destiny
“Should we not press it home upon our consciences that the sole object of our conversion was not the salvation of our own souls, but that we might become co-workers with our Lord and Master in the conversion of the world?”
Source: Send the Light: Lottie Moon's Letters and Other Writings
“Should we now explain to UK couples who plan a family that stopping at two children, or at least having one less than first intended, is the simplest and biggest contribution anyone can make to leaving a habitable planet for our grandchildren?”
“Should we put out the light? And then put out the light. But once put out thy light, I cannot give it vital breath again. It needs must wither.”