S Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with S. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thankit.”
Source: The Works of Robert Burns: With an Introduction and Bibliography
“Some hams hanging in the kitchen were taken out for burial”
Source: Animal Farm
“Some handsome and ambitious men believe they are above all morality, and a woman's virtue becomes a mere challenge to them.”
Source: Scandalmonger: A Novel
“Some happy talent, and some fortunate opportunity, may form the two sides of the ladder on which some men mount, but the rounds of that ladder must be made of stuff to stand wear and tear; and there is no substitute for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere earnestness.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Charles Dickens (Illustrated)
“Some harbor such envy that a mere glance, filled with envy, could make the sun and moon tumble from the sky.”
“Some Harvard guy said that acid would open our minds, pot wouldn't hurt us, and cocaine was benign.”
“Some hate broccoli, some hate bacon I hate having my picture taken. How can your family claim to love you And then demand a picture of you?”
Source: The face is familiar: the selected verse of Ogden Nash
“Some hate us, think us outlaws to hang at the gallows.
Some fear us, think demons to burn at the stake,
Some worship us, think us children of the gods.
But all know us.”
Source: The Young Elites
“Some hats can only be worn if you're willing to be jaunty, to set them at an angle and to walk beneath them with a spring in your stride as if you're only a step away from dancing. They demand a lot of you.”
Source: Anansi Boys
“Some have a difficult time with feminism. 'Why not a human liberation movement?' they say. The answer is that the power differences between the sexes, races, and classes are still so extreme that invoking humanism, at this time, dangerously denies that fact.”
Source: Bi Any Other Name: Bisexual People Speak Out
“Some have a violent and turgid manner of talking and thinking; they are always in extremes, and pronounce concerning everything in the superlative.”
“Some have an idea that the reason we in this country discard things so readily is because we have so much. The facts are exactly opposite-the reason we have so much is simply because we discard things so readily. We replace the old in return for something that will serve us better.”
“Some have argued that confronting the threat from Iraq could detract from the war against terror. To the contrary, confronting the threat posed by Iraq is crucial to winning the war on terror.”
“Some have argued that the Christian notion of Scripture is not epistemologically sustainable. It's not philosophically possible with rigor to uphold the Christian understanding of Scripture.”
“Some have argued that the President is required to get permission from a federal court before taking action against a United States citizen who is a senior operational leader of al Qaeda or associated forces. This is simply not accurate. 'Due process' and 'judicial process' are not one and the same, particularly when it comes to national security. The Constitution guarantees due process, not judicial process.”
“Some have asked whether we shall know one another in heaven? Surely, our knowledge will not be diminished, but increased. The judgement of Luther and Anselm, and many other divines is, that we shall know one another; yea, the saints of all ages, whose faces we never saw; and, when we shall see the saints in glory without their infirmities of pride end passion, it will be a glorious sight.”
“Some have asserted that the universe was self-generated. This violates, however, a primary law of logic: the law of non-contradiction that says the universe cannot be itself and the thing it creates at the same time.”
Source: God and Governing: Reflections on Ethics, Virtue, and Statesmanship
“Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.”
“Some have become more critical than others; for example, the submarines. And that's the Ohio Class submarine that needs to be modernized. The air component also needs to be modernized. The B-52, as someone earlier pointed out, is an outdated model that was flown by the grandparents of people that are flying it now. And we need a serious modernization program as well on our silo-launched missiles. All three are critical for the defense of the country.”
“Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.”
“Some have been to the mountain. I have been to my knees by the side of my bed.”
“Some have brains, and some haven't, and there it is.”
“Some have bravely shared their stories; they have opened the door, knowing that when one person speaks truth, it gives license for all of us to do the same. We have learned that when people ask how any of us are doing, and when they really listen to the answer, with an open heart and mind, the load of grief often becomes lighter — for all of us. In being invited to share our pain, together we take the first steps toward healing.”
“Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires.”
“Some have conscience some others have con science. Beware you're not conned.”
Source: Weighty 'n' Worthy African Proverbs - Volume 1
“Some have courage in pleasures, and some in pains: some in desires, and some in fears, and some are cowards under the same conditions.”
“Some have even suggested that this recent trend has transformed our democracy from one founded on, "We the people," to one ruled by, "We the court."”
“Some have eyes but they can't see. Some can see but have no eyes”
“Some have given up the expectation of meeting genuine, ‘heartfelt’ people and prefer to retire to a mute world, where fish, at least, give a feeling of recognition. In the wake of the unbearable sterile daily noise, their life has turned into a fluid universe of silence, dream, and stillness and their compass has come to be a space beyond fear, deception, and betrayal. Fish never disappoint. (Fish for silence)”
“Some have greatness thrust upon them, but not lately.”
“Some have held that there are only four winds: Solanus from the east; Auster from the south; Favonius from due west; Septentrio from the north. But more careful investigators tell us that there are eight.”
“Some have immersed themselves in internet materials that magnify, exaggerate, and in some cases invent shortcomings of early Church leaders. Then they draw incorrect conclusions that can affect testimony. Any who have made these choices can repent and be spiritually renewed.”
“Some have lavish garments, carry sharp swords, and feast on food and drink. They possess more than they can spend. This is called the vanity of robbers. It is certainly not the Way.”
“Some have little power to do good, and have likewise little strength to resist evil.”
Source: Selected poetry and prose
“Some have more capacity. Some proceed a few steps along the way. But Christ seemed to love all men. He desired all to be saved.”
“Some have narrowed their minds, and so fettered them with the chains of antiquity that not only do they refuse to speak save as the ancients spake, but they refuse to think save as the ancients thought. God speaks to us, too, and the best thoughts are those now being vouchsafed to us. We will excel the ancients!”
“Some have paid me an undeserved compliment by supposing that my Letters were the ripe fruit of many years' study in moral and ascetic theology. They forgot that there is an equally reliable, though less creditable, way of learning how temptation works.”
Source: The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition
“Some have said that I can accept inadequacies in my players but not in umpires. That completely misses the point. I can't tolerate anyone's mistake.”
Source: Weaver on Strategy
“Some have said that if you take a great picture in color and take away the color, you'll have a great black-and-white picture. But if you're shooting something about color and you take away the color, you'll have nothing.”
Source: Light, Gesture, and Color
“Some have said that it is not the business of private men to meddle with government--a bold and dishonest saying, which is fit to come from no mouth but that of a tyrant or a slave. To say that private men have nothing to do with government is to say that private men have nothing to do with their own happiness or misery; that people ought not to concern themselves whether they be naked or clothed, fed or starved, deceived or instructed, protected or destroyed.”
“Some have said that the clash between Catholicism and Protestantism illustrates the old maxim that religious freedom is the product of two equally pernicious fanaticisms, each cancelling the other out.”
“Some have said that the power of a Redeemer would depend upon two things: first, upon the richness of the self that was given; and second, upon the depths of the giving. Friend and foe alike are agreed on the question of the character of Jesus Christ.”
“Some have said that the thesis [of indeterminacy] is a consequence of my behaviorism. Some have said that it is a reductio ad absurdum of my behaviorism. I disagree with this second point, but I agree with the first. I hold further that the behaviorism approach is mandatory. In psychology one may or may not be a behaviorist, but in linguistics one has no choice.”
Source: Confessions of a Confirmed Extensionalist: And Other Essays
“Some have said there is no subtlety to destruction. You know what? They're dead.”
“Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on notice before they strike?”
“Some have sought to avoid suffering by avoiding desire. Thus they have only small desires and small sufferings, poor fools.”
Source: Liber Null & Psychonaut: An Introduction to Chaos Magic
“Some have speculated that the way [Albert] Camus died made his theories on absurdity a self-fulfilling prophecy. Others would say it was the triumphant meaningful way he lived that allowed him to rise heroically above absurdity.”
Source: Journey through the Power of the Rainbow: Quotations from a Life Made Out of Poetry
“Some have suggested that I see my return to political life as a second chance. Not really—I see it as if I had come back from the dead. And I’ve discovered that being a political Lazarus has a silver lining: When you survive your worst fears, there’s very little that can shake you.”
Source: All Things Possible: Setbacks and Success in Politics and Life
“Some have suggested that ideally there must be some international body that would treat areas like the Arctic as a global commerce, a bit like the way we treat the sea. It doesn't belong to any particular country, but to all of us, but I'm not sure some of the powerful are ready for that sort of solution.”
“Some have the temperament and tastes of genius, without its creative power. They feel acutely, but express tamely.”