“If you think of a work of fiction as a kind of scale model of the world, then the positive valences - where things turn out better than you thought they would - ought to be in there somewhere, too.” IfsThinkingWorldKindTurnsFictionOughtModelsScalesBetter Than You Author:George Saunders
“There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.” TurnsOughtDebateReformWelfareThoughtfulWelfare Reform Author:Jack Kemp
“The soul is a fire that darts its rays through all the senses; it is in this fire that existence consists; all the observations and all the efforts of philosophers ought to turn towards this ME, the centre and moving power of our sentiments and our ideas.” IdeasSoulMovingTurnsEffortExistenceFireOughtPhilosopherSensesObservationBurningSentimentsRaysCentreDarts Author:Madame de Stael
“The Christian ought not to say anything behind his brother's back with the object of calumniating him, for this is slander, even if what is said is true. He ought to turn away from the brother who speaks evil against him?” IfsSaidChristianTurnsEvilSpeakBehindsObjectsBrotherOughtOrthodoxSay AnythingSlander Author:Saint Basil
“Surely, God could have caused birds to fly with their bones made of solid gold, with their veins full of quicksilver, with their flesh heavier than lead, and with their wings exceedingly small. He did not, and that ought to show something. It is only in order to shield your ignorance that you put the Lord at every turn to the refuge of a miracle.” MadeShowsOrderTurnsLordIgnoranceOughtBirdGoldMiracleWingsBonesFleshRefugeVeinsShields Author:Galileo Galilei
“The universities only ought to turn out men who are experts in the Holy Scriptures, men who can become bishops and priests, and stand in the front line against heretics, the devil, and all the world. But where do you find that?” MenWorldTurnsLinesFrontsOughtHolyDevilUniversityScriptureExpertsPriestsBishopsHereticHoly Scriptures Book:Three Treatises Source: Three Treatises
“I suppose I ought to think up some dramatic, quotable phrase for Public Information and the history books, but I'm damned if any of them come to mind. Besides, admitting the truth wouldn't sound too good. The truth, Russell, is that now the moment's here, I'm scared shitless. Somehow I don't think even Public Information could turn that into good copy.” IfsThinkingMindBookMomentsTurnsSoundInformationOughtScaredDramaticPhrasesCopiesAdmittingHistory Books Author:David Weber
“My sense about Greta is that people ought to wait and see and see if she doesn't indeed turn out to be as balanced as we hope and expect she will. But there you are.” PeopleIfsTurnsLiteratureWaitingOughtBalanced Author:Brit Hume
“My husband says, 'Roseanne, don't you think we ought to talk about our sexual problems?' Like I'm gonna turn off Wheel of Fortune for that.” ThinkingProblemTurnsOughtHusbandFortuneWheelsMy HusbandTurn OffWheel Of Fortune Author:Roseanne Barr
“Americans (I, I'm afraid, among them) go around carelessly assuming they're tolerant the way they go around carelessly saying, 'You ought to be in pictures.' But in the clinches, they turn out to be tolerant about as often as they turn out to be Clark Gable.” WayTurnsOughtAssumingTolerance Book:Some of My Best Friends are Soldiers: A Kind of Novel Source: Some of My Best Friends are Soldiers: A Kind of Novel