Supposed Quotes

2979 Supposed quotes by 2039 unique authors

My job is to notice echoes and notice resonances. Scientists are not supposed to do the same thing that cultural critics do. — Naomi Wolf
I'm tired of hearing it said that democracy doesn't work. Of course it doesn't work. We are supposed to work it. — Alexander Woollcott
There's no chivalry in culture any more. Sometimes you meet someone who everyone says is polite and you're like, 'Wow,' but then it's like, 'Hang… — will.i.am
When you follow your heart, you're never supposed to do things because of what you think people might say. You do it for the opposite… — will.i.am
If I didn't mould my reality then I'd still be in the ghetto where people like me are supposed to stay. You have to dream… — will.i.am
I gained a lot of confidence after 'IP Man' as being a true actor. I went on to tackle what it is an actor is… — Donnie Yen
It's an intolerable abuse of power to have employees who are supposed to be advancing the public interest actually working on political campaigns. — Sal Albanese
As a scientist, you're not supposed to make decisions without the data. — Francis Collins
Mothers really were not built to raise babies not only by themselves, but with only a partner. For millions of years, a woman had much… — Helen Fisher
The industrial age was not about craftspeople trading peer to peer. It was about stopping that. You weren't supposed to be a craftsperson, you were… — Douglas Rushkoff
When digital culture first came along, it was supposed to create more time, by allowing us to shift time around. Somehow instead we've strapped devices… — Douglas Rushkoff
A deranged person is supposed to have the strength of ten men. I have the strength of one small boy... with polio. — Woody Allen
Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them. — Elvis Presley
I was supposed to be having the time of my life. — Sylvia Plath
Wait. Why am I thinking about Krispy Kremes? We’re supposed to be exercising. — Meg Cabot
There is an inmost center in us all, where truth abides in fullness;....and, to know, rather consists in opening out a way where the imprisoned… — Robert Browning
Reading was my first solitary vice (and led to all others). I read while I ate, I read in the loo, I read in the… — Germaine Greer
Whenever I talk to anyone I care about, I am always seeking approval. There is always a pleading lilt in my voice that demands love.… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
You can see the most beautiful things from the observation deck of the Empire State Building. I read somewhere that people on the street are… — Jonathan Safran Foer
To lose a brother is to lose someone with whom you can share the experience of growing old, who is supposed to bring you a… — Yann Martel
If God is supposed to be merciful,' [Arthur] retorted, 'I don't see why He shouldn't allow people to stumble into heaven, just as well as… — T.H. White
Sighing, she gave a brief nod. “I was supposed to win. I was supposed to finish you off. They never counted on you winning. And… — James Patterson
If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift… — Rachel Carson
He was looking at her from behind the smiling that wasn't smiling but was something you were not supposed to see beyond. — William Faulkner
Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention… — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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