S Quotes
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“Some months ago we discovered that certain light elements emit positrons under the action of alpha particles. Our latest experiments have shown a very striking fact: when an aluminium foil is irradiated on a polonium preparation [alpha ray emitter], the emission of positrons does not cease immediately when the active preparation is removed: the foil remains radioactive and the emission of radiation decays exponentially as for an ordinary radio-element. We observed the same phenomenon with boron and magnesium.”
“Some months before I declared, I asked for a meeting and crossed the border to meet with the president of Mexico. I did not go with a plan. I went, as I said in my announcement address, to ask him his ideas - how we could make the border something other than a locale for a nine-foot fence.”
“Some moralist or mythological poet
Compares the solitary soul to a swan;
I am satisfied with that,
Satisfied if a troubled mirror show it,
Before that brief gleam of its life be gone.”
Source: The Collected Poems of W. B. Yeats
“Some morning while your eating breakfast and you need something new to think about, though, you might want to ponder the fact that you see your kids across the table not as they are but as they once were, about three nanoseconds ago.”
Source: Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
“Some morning, get up and allow the power of God to come on you, and allow Him to bless you.”
“Some mornings when I wake up, it takes a long time to remember who I am. Like, it takes a while for everything that's happened in last month to download into my brain. It's nice, not knowing. Even if it's just for five minutes.”
Source: So Yesterday
“Some mornings you wake up and think, gee I look handsome today. Other days I think, what am I doing in the movies? I wanna go back to Ireland and drive a forklift.”
“Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps.”
“some mornings... I sit at the kitchen table shaking salt into the hairs on my arm, and a feeling shoves up in me: it's finished. Everything went past without me.”
Source: A Visit From the Goon Squad
“Some mortals--like you--are already half in love with death. It is who you are, and I'll not make it harder on you by telling you things you don't need to know. Ask me again when you die. Then I'll tell you everything, anything, nothing.”
“Some mother fuckers are always trying to ice skate up hill.”
“Some mothers in today's world feel "cumbered" by home duties and are thus attracted by other more "romantic" challenges. Such women could make the same error of perspective that Martha made. The woman, for instance, who deserts the cradle in order to help defend civilization against the barbarians may well later meet, among the barbarians, her own neglected child.”
“Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues.”
“Some mothers soften their sons, but Osbert was motherless and I had raised him hard because a man must be hard. The world is filled with enemies.”
Source: The Pagan Lord
“Some mountaineers are proud of having done all their climbs without bivouac. How much they have missed ! And the same applies to those who enjoy only rock climbing, or only the ice climbs, onyl the ridges or faces. We should refuse none of the thousands and one joys that the mountains offer us at every turn. We should brush nothing aside, set no restrictions. We should experience hunger and thirst, be able to go fast, but also to go slowly and to contemplate.”
“Some mountains are mandatory to climb. Without that climb, you will always feel stuck. That is why you need to take time and face the mountains of life.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are meant to be climbed only by you. They are part of your unique journey.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are meant to remind you that no matter what, you were meant to rise to your fullest potential.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are not meant to finish you off, but to strengthen your resolve.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are not regular. They are holy ground. Step into them with a sober mind, for they hold lessons that are sacred and profound.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are there not only for you to climb but also to remind you that you were born to soar in life. They are stepping stones for you to reach great heights.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are there to stir your spirit, so pray without ceasing, and turn impossibilities into possibilities.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains are too hard to climb, but with God by your side, you will overcome.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains, by coming into contact with them, you get fulfilment in return.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains do not only require you to be physically fit. You also need the grit to keep moving till you reach the summit.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains hold the key to your fulfilment; the more you climb them, the more fulfilment you get.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains in this world were meant to take you away from your comfort zone and broaden your horizons.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains require a level of detail in understanding what the spirit is saying, which is called faith, wisdom and understanding.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains require not just physical strength but also spiritual acumen. They need you to have patience, perseverance, and resilience, but above that, discernment.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains stand as symbols of hope, they remind us of the beauty of the mountaintop.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains were meant to help you discover things you are truly passionate about.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will be snowy, some stony and some thorny, but do not give up until you see God’s glory.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will bring you fulfilment, so do not loathe them; embrace them.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will broaden the horizon of life right before your eyes. Be determined to climb them one at a time.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will challenge you, push you, and help you uncover the unique version of you.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will help you discover the love you need for yourself. Take your time and go hiking somewhere. That process will enable you to reflect and take the right steps.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will offer you beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Those are the rewards of engaging in the hiking process.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will seem too high because you are afraid to climb. Once you start moving forward, you will be surprised by the outcome.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will teach you humility and bring you tranquillity, pursue them intentionally.”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some mountains will test your endurance. They will remind you of your place in this vast universe. These are mountains that come even when you are least prepared. Embrace them, and let them teach you persistence!”
Source: Coming to Grips with the Mountains and Valleys of This World
“Some movie I was in, I forget which one, some awful little movie, a reviewer said, What is Jessica Walter doing in this movie? And I said, Hello? Trying to make a living?”
“Some movie stars wear their sunglasses even in church. They're afraid God might recognize them and ask for autographs.”
“Some movies - even movies you've done way before - they're just clearer in nature.”
“Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go.”
“Some movies are what I would call murky. Just because it's murky doesn't make it artistic. It makes it hard to see.”
“Some movies get rushed out right after you make them and I'm not always happy with that.”
“Some movies I make for myself. I just sort of make them for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I really can't imagine I'm an audience.”
“Some movies I see today have the most dramatic plot points but the actors are not playing them dramatically.”
“Some movies run off the rails. This one is like the train crash in The Fugitive. I watched it in mounting gloom, realizing I was witnessing something historic, a film that for decades to come will be the punch line of jokes about bad movies.”
Source: Your Movie Sucks
“Some movies work and some don't.”