S Quotes
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“Some people think that the people they lead are too stupid to be told the truth, and thus they must be lied to, in order for a greater good to be accomplished. Some people believe in the system that has been set up, where the strongest among us is going to lead us in a fight, otherwise everyone is the same. That's the doctrine of pirates.”
“Some people think that the Syrian people are from another planet. On the contrary, I think that we all live inside the same boat, on the same planet. And the Syrian war affects everybody now, the whole world. There are Syrian refugees everywhere now. But it looks like nobody cares about civilians in Syria. They are suffering. There are hundreds of victims - innocent women, children, and old men who are hurt or killed every day - and no one cares about them.”
“Some people think that the truth can be hidden with a little cover-up and decoration. But as time goes by, what is true is revealed, and what is fake fades away.”
“Some people think that to end suffering, you have to stop everything — body, feelings, perceptions, mental formations and consciousness —
but that is not correct”
Source: The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation
“Some people think that with nowhere higher to climb, reaching the top of Everest is the end. But it is just the mid-point. The real journey begins in the long, dangerous descent that lies ahead.”
Source: Our Nepal, Our Pride
“Some people think that without that spark of empathy we would do nothing, but that's just flat-out wrong. You could feel compassion for somebody without the spark of empathy.”
“Some people think that words can injure the psyche or the moral fiber. And they really can't.”
“Some people think that writers are innately solitary and that there's a kind of romance to that solitariness. I tend to think that what writers really want to do is get accepted into things. They want to get accepted into society, into culture, into intelligentsia, into the fun. Writing is their mechanism, their instrument, for doing that.”
“Some people think that, inevitably, every robot that does any task is a bad thing for the human race, because it could be taking a job away. But that isn't necessarily true. You can also think of the robot as making a person more productive and enabling people to do things that are currently economically infeasible. But a person plus a robot or a fleet of robots could do things that would be really useful.”
“Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are United States Government Institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefit of themselves and their foreign customers.”
“Some people think the Federal Reserve Banks are US government institutions. They are not... they are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the US for the benefit of themselves and their foreign and domestic swindlers, and rich and predatory money lenders. The sack of the United States by the Fed is the greatest crime in history. Every effort has been made by the Fed to conceal its powers, but the truth is the Fed has usurped the government. It controls everything here and it controls all our foreign relations. It makes and breaks governments at will.”
“Some people think the NDP may want to get rid of the monarchy but I can assure you that that's absolutely not the case. My Dad was a big time monarchist and so am I.”
“Some people think the real them is whoever they are when they're not around other people.”
Source: City on Fire
“Some people think the story of the world as a very specific author, who is very opinionated about everything that is going on, and some people think the author has better things to do than worry about such events, and others think the story of the world has several or even many authors who are all working together or fighting or both. And some people think there is no author, and indeed the miracles of the world can seem even more impressive if you look at a meadow or a baby or some butterscotch syrup and believe that it all came from nothing.”
Source: Poison for Breakfast
“Some people think their fingers are toes or claws, but they're actually finger bones.”
“Some people think there's a woman to blame, but I know - it's my own damn fault”
“Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying.”
“Some people think they are in community, but they are only in proximity. True community requires commitment and openness. It is a willingness to extend yourself to encounter and know the other.”
“Some people think they are such geniuses and just thought of that. They think they are so smart, like they say "All this talk about Kurt Vile and no one asks him where he got his stupid name from," or, "No one asks where he stole his name from." And I'm like, "Oh, you're a genius."”
“Some people think they are too good to walk the same earth as the rest of us, let alone attend the same church.”
“Some people think they are worth a lot of money just because they have it.”
“Some people think they can find satisfaction in good food, fine clothes, lively music, and sexual pleasure. However, when they have all these things, they are not satisfied. They realize happiness is not simply having their material needs met. Thus, society has set up a system of rewards that go beyond material goods. These include titles, social recognition, status, and political power, all wrapped up in a package called self-fulfillment. Attracted by these prizes and goaded on by social pressure, people spend their short lives tiring body and mind to chase after these goals. Perhaps this gives them the feeling that they have achieved something in their lives, but in reality they have sacrificed a lot in life. They can no longer see, hear, act, feel, or think from their hearts. Everything they do is dictated by whether it can get them social gains. In the end, they've spent their lives following other people's demands and never lived a life of their own. How different is this from the life of a slave or a prisoner?”
Source: Lieh-tzu: A Taoist Guide to Practical Living
“Some people think they can just decree that everything will be fine. The world doesn’t work like that. I’m not sure the world gives a crap about anyone’s promises, well-meaning or otherwise. Sometimes the Universe just takes what it wants.”
Source: Girl Against the Universe
“Some people think they have discernment when actually they are just suspicious. Suspicion comes out of the unrenewed mind; discernment comes out of the renewed spirit.”
“Some people think they have strong Faith until a fiery trial tests them”
Source: Faith Secrets: Learn How to Please God With Your Faith
“Some people think they know who you are, when really they don't.”
Source: Scholastic Newbery Collection
“Some people think they’re too busy to think.”
Source: BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose
“Some people think they're depressed and they go to the doctor and want pills. And you just think: 'You hate where you live, you've lost your job, your boyfriend has dumped you, could all this be why you're depressed?'”
“Some people think this is paranoia, but it isn't. Paranoids only think everyone is out to get them. Wizards know it.”
“Some people think to be strong is to never feel pain. However the strongest people are the ones that have felt pain, understood it, accepted it and learned from it.”
“Some people think very cleverly, ‘Let me
live my whole life the way I want to live.
In the last few moments, I will remember
god and chant His name and enter heaven
somehow.’ Please be very clear, only that
which you thought of in your whole life,
will come up when you leave the body.
Don’t think that at that last moment you
can play the game! No!
- HDH Bhagavan Nithyananda Paramashivoham, Living Enlightenment”
Source: Living Enlightenment
“Some people think very cleverly, ‘Let me
live my whole life the way I want to live.
In the last few moments, I will remember
god and chant His name and enter heaven
somehow.’ Please be very clear, only that
which you thought of in your whole life,
will come up when you leave the body.
Don’t think that at that last moment you
can play the game! No!
- HDH Bhagavan Sri Nithyananda Paramashivoham, in the book "Living Enlightenment”
Source: Living Enlightenment
“Some people think we will see a nuclear explosion in Europe or the United States within the next 10 years. Will it happen? Sure, it's possible. But I think we can greatly diminish that risk. The only way you can do that is through cooperation, and it has to be global.”
“Some people think we're adrift without any guidelines. I don't. I think we've had instruction on how to live.”
“Some people think wearing powder ages them, but try it anyway. For me it mattes my makeup and blends it well.”
“Some people think Wheeler's gotten crazy in his later years, but he's always been crazy.”
“Some people think words are just words, that they mean nothing. I pity those who think that way - it's sad. It's not true, it's more than just a couple of letters strung together. It's about how they can be brought together to form life. To compose. Whether that be in a story, a speech, or a song. Words that can make you feel something.”
“Some people think you are strong when you hold on. Others think it is when you let go.”
“Some people think you have more privileges than other teenagers because of what you do, and that's not it at all. It's actually the opposite.”
“Some people think you mistreated them, when you interrupt them from mistreating you.”
“Some people think, if you're in the public eye, that you have to have an answer for everything and it has to be boring.”
“Some people think, Swami calls himself a powerful magnet, but He is unable to attract us. The fault lies in them only.”
“Some people thinks that I'm the Antichrist, which would be a really good disguise for the Antichrist. You'd never see a pudgy, out-of-shape guy, 5 o'clock in the afternoon, being the Antichrist, would you?”
“Some people, though related by blood, are as sworn enemies. Others, bound only by friendship, would die for one another.”
“Some people, though, will surprise you. When you try to push them away, they don’t move. And when you need help, they’ll be there for you, even if you don’t want them to be there.”
Source: Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir
“Some people thought I was crazy to have let go of all the worldly things I had "achieved." They didn't understand that I didn't want or need any of that anymore.”
“Some people thought I was dead. I had to keep a low profile.'
'Why... why did some people think you were dead?'
'Because they killed me.”
Source: Neverwhere
“Some people thought that camouflage meant blending into the surroundings, but they were wrong. Camouflage was misdirection: A visual lie. And very few people could tell a lie as well as she.”
Source: Sounds of Deceit
“Some people thought that if you put pressure on kids, parents, and teachers and schools, the pressure alone would produce results. It appealed to people who think the quick fix for education is to threaten people. It's not a left-right division.”
“Some people thought Theophilus was a fake name. Whatever.”