S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Since the conventional belief about human embryology is that genes control the development of the fetus, the mother's role in her child's gestation is deemed to be not much more than providing nutrition, feeding her child.”
“Since the cosmos is inflating as time progresses, the Planck length continuously gets longer, meaning it becomes easier for matter to reshape into new forms all the time!”
Source: Pataphysics: Mastering Time Line Jumps for Personal Transformation
“Since the Court took God our of our schools, we've gotten exactly what we should expect: godless schools.”
Source: Legislating Morality: Is It Wise? Is It Legal? Is It Possible?
“Since the creation of the world there has been no tyrant like Intemperance, and no slaves so cruelly treated as his.”
Source: The Story of his Life
“Since the Creator had made the facts of the after-life inaccessible to man, He must not have required that man understand death in order to live fruitfully.”
Source: The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson
“Since the cruel killing of cows and other animal have commenced, I have anxiety for the future generation.”
“Since the Cuban Revolution and since the invasion of Santo Domingo a state of emergency has existed in Latin America. The Marines shoot at anything that moves, regardless of partyaffiliation.”
“Since the date, 1776, is placed on the bottom course of the pyramid [on the Great Seal], and since the number 13 has been so important in the history of the United States and in the symbols of the seal, it is not unreasonable to suppose that the thirteen courses of the pyramid may represent thirteen time-periods of thirteen years each.”
“Since the dawn of existence, you mortals have feared dying, feared the unknown and the pain of it, and yet, pain is a part of life, not death. And I—I am the first moment after pain ceases,” he [Death] pronounced. “It is life that fights and struggles and rages; life, that tears at you in its last agonizing throes to hold on, even if but for one futile instant longer... Whereas I, I come softly when it is all done. Pain and death are an ordered sequence, not a parallel pair. So easy to confuse the correlations, not realizing that one does not bring the other.”
Source: Cobweb Bride
“Since the dawn of history, mankind has honoured and respected brave and honest people.”
Source: Conversations With Myself
“Since the dawn of humanity, there had not been even a single soul who could claim perfection”
“Since the dawn of time every one will die,
Let the history books note my death with loyalty at heart.”
“Since the dawn of time man understands that suffering, faced with no fear, is his passport to freedom.”
“Since the dawn of time, primitive humans thought, loved and had poetry. They also pooped on everything. It was horrible.”
“Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.”
“Since the dawn of time, women have been attracted to mates with strong survival skills—like intelligence and physical prowess— because men with these qualities are more likely to bring home dinner at the end of the day.” He stuck his thumbs in the air and grinned. “Dinner equals survival, team”
Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale
“Since the day he was born, he'd been defying the odds. Today was not the day to stop that trend. Unlike Ambrose, he wasn't about to give up or give in.
So long as there was breath in his body, there was life. So long as there was life, there was hope. And so long as there was hope, there was the possibility of victory.
Life wasn't about just getting by. It was about getting through, no matter what, and making the most of every minute.
A chill went down his spine as he remembered what his father had said to him. .
Nick Gautier would not be remembered as a coward or a villain. He was going out a hero and a champion.
And he would not go down without a vicious, vicious fight.”
Source: Instinct
“Since the day he was born, he'd been defying the odds. Today was not the day to stop that trend. Unlike Ambrose, he wasn't about to give up or give in.
So long as there was breath in his body, there was life. So long as there was life, there was hope. And so long as there was hope, there was the possibility of victory.
Life wasn't about just getting by. It was about getting through, no matter what, and making the most of every minute.
A chill went down his spine as he remembered what his father had said to him. 'The Malachai will never be forgotten. But it's entirely up to you as to how you'll be remembered.'
Nick Gautier would not be remembered as a coward or a villain. He was going out a hero and a champion.
And he would not go down without a vicious, vicious fight.”
Source: Instinct
“Since the day I finished shooting there's been at least one person come up to me every single day and then after the trailer came out, at least four. It's absolutely bizarre to me. This was before there was any systematic promotion of the movie. It's just completely nuts.”
“Since the day I got in radio at the age of 15, I always wanted everyone with ears listening to me. I don't know how to narrow that down.”
“Since the day I was born, the world had told me I must accept whatever woth men assign me. And maybe, despite my nonstop rebellion, I did. They told me to choose between accepting their doctrine or dying, and I did. I chose death. It was the surrender that made me fearless.”
Source: Iron Widow
“Since the day man first tried to conquer space, the earth has been mobilizing.”
Source: Half-truths & One-and-a-half Truths: Selected Aphorisms
“Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.”
“Since the day she threw me into her dungeon, I've noticed something unfriendly about her.”
Source: The High King
“Since the days of Abraham many men of unusual intellect not only have diligently studied the divine plan, but have devoted their lives to having a part in making it known to others.”
Source: Jehovah's Witnesses I: The Early Writings of J.F. Rutherford
“Since the days of Adam, there has been hardly a mischief done in this world but a woman has been at the bottom of it.”
Source: The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.
“Since the days of Greece and Rome the word 'citizen' was a title of honor. We have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities.”
Source: RFK: collected speeches
“Since the days of Peter the Great, Russians have been maybe Europeans who didn't share in the enlightenment and the reformation, or are they Mongol Asians with the European veneer. And they've gone back and forth.”
“Since the days of slavery, if you were a good singer or dancer, it was your job to perform for the master after dinner.”
“Since the days of yore, individuals have explored different avenues regarding the spices and regular fixings around them and attempted to imbue their integrity into one incredible elixir.
Ayurveda as well has one such formula that is ignored ages as a marvel mysterious.
Depicted as 'Supernatural Elixir'; it's said that kneading your face with it around evening time will make your face 'shine like gold.”
“Since the death instinct exists in the heart of everything that lives, since we suffer from trying to repress it, since everything that lives longs for rest, let us unfasten the ties that bind us to life, let us cultivate our death wish, let us develop it, water it like a plant, let it grow unhindered. Suffering and fear are born from the repression of the death wish.”
“Since the death of my father four years ago, our lives have become difficult, and I must help my family.”
“Since the death of Nikola Tesla in 1943, his life has deserved a worthy biography. Bernard Carlson has delivered that in Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age, which portrays Tesla as intensely human. . . . Anyone, whether simply an interested reader or a professional historian, engineer, or physicist, will finish Tesla with a deepened understanding of his world, character, and accomplishments.”
“Since the debt limit simply accommodates debt that has already been incurred, raising it should, in theory, be perfunctory. But politicians have found it a useful shibboleth for showing their fealty fiscal discipline, even as they vote to ratify the debts their previous actions have a beginning the country to pay. The symbol of railing against debt has proven politically beneficial, even if not substantively meaningful.”
Source: It's Even Worse Than It Looks: How the American Constitutional System Collided with the Politics of Extremism
“Since the decline of record companies and music sales, I've always played live.”
“Since the departure of good old-fashioned entertainers the re-emergence of somebody who wants to be an entertainer has unfortunately become a synonym for camp. I don't think I'm camper than any other person who felt at home on stage, and felt more at home on stage than he did offstage.”
“Since the design of the movement is paramount, shape, for me, should have no significance.”
Source: George Rickey: Skulpturen, Material, Technik
“Since the discovery of oxygen the civilised world has undergone a revolution in manners and customs. The knowledge of the composition of the atmosphere, of the solid crust of the earth, of water, and of their influence upon the life of plants and animals, was linked to that discovery. The successful pursuit of innumerable trades and manufactures, the profitable separation of metals from their ores, also stand in the closest connection therewith.”
Source: Familiar Letters on Chemistry, in its relation to Physiology, Dietetics, Agriculture, Commerce and Political Economy: Edited by John Blyth
“Since the discovery of printing, knowledge has been called to power, and power has been used to make knowledge a slave.”
“Since the Donald Trump election, which has involved this administration making direct attacks on press freedoms, you're actually seeing a certain amount of rallying and reinvigoration by the national press in terms of covering national issues and the presidency. The Washington Post and The New York Times, Mother Jones, ProPublica and a lot of other places, they've actually done some really strong work when confronted with this administration. But the resources that you used to have at state and local level aren't there anymore.”
“Since the Drive-Bys are involved, I'm sorry, folks, I just never, ever do I accept anything, I don't care what. If it's football, if it's the space program, if it's anything, I automatically do not believe it.”
“Since the earliest days of our youth, we have been conditioned to accept that the direction of the herd, and authority anywhere — is always right.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“Since the earliest period of our life was preverbal, everything depended on emotional interaction. Without someone to reflect our emotions, we had no way of knowing who we were.”
Source: Healing the Shame that Binds You
“Since the earliest times it is as the exploiter that the Jew has been known amongst his fellow men of all races and creeds. Moreover, he has persistently shown himself ungrateful... The Jews have always formed a rebellious element in every state.”
Source: World Revolution: The Plot Against Civilization
“Since the early '80s, I've found myself in war zones in various parts of the world.”
“Since the early beginning of history, India has been the Klondyke of the world”
“Since the early bird catches the worm, it's a good idea to begin your day as soon as you can -- unless, of course, you happen to be a worm.”
“Since the early days of humankind, dancing was always an expression of feeling good, and making someone feel good is the main intention of DJ'ing. I don't see the point of playing a record that makes people stand there, look at you and say “Umm, very interesting”
“Since the early days, [the church] has thrown itself violently against every effort to liberate the body and mind of man. It has been, at all times and everywhere, the habitual and incorrigible defender of bad governments, bad laws, bad social theories, bad institutions. It was, for centuries, an apologist for slavery, as it was an apologist for the divine right of kings.”
“Since the early seventeenth century we’ve been fervently digging up this buried ancient carbon that cook tens of millions of years for the Earth to slowly stockpile, and we burned a great deal of it in just a few centuries. While there are concerns over peak oil and the diminishing supply of crude, there is plenty of accessible coal still underground – certainly another few centuries’ worth at current consumption rates. In this sense, then, we’re not currently facing another energy crisis but a climate crisis, born as a result of our past solution to our energy hunger”
Source: Origins: How Earth's History Shaped Human History