Surely You Quotes
46 quotes by 43 authors
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I cannot express it: but surely you and everybody have a notion that there is, or should be, an existence of yours beyond you.
— Emily Bronte
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Surely you do not believe in the gods. What's your argument? Where's your proof?
— Aristophanes
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One of the characteristics of successful scientists is having courage. Once you get your courage up and believe that you can do important problems, then…
— Richard Hamming
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Memory is so corrupt that you remember only what you want to; if you want to forget about something, slowly but surely you do.
— Stefan Zweig
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Do not think too much of the dead husk of your friend, or mourn too much over it, but send your thoughts out towards the…
— Edward Carpenter
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Up! up! my friend, and quit your books, Or surely you 'll grow double! Up! up! my friend, and clear your looks! Why all this…
— William Wordsworth
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If you believe in justice, surely you believe in the hereafter, because this world is not just.
— Nouman Ali Khan
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A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard…
— Thabo Mbeki
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If I paint a wild horse, you might not see the horse... but surely you will see the wildness!
— Pablo Picasso
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Surely you don’t disbelieve the prophecies, because you had a hand in bringing them about yourself? You don’t really suppose, do you, that all your…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Are you insinuatin' that my daughter is a liar?" "Oh, no, not at all. I'm saying your daughter is a liar. Surely you can appreciate…
— Kami Garcia
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My very photogenic mother died in a freak accident (picnic, lightning) when I was three, and, save for a pocket of warmth in the darkest…
— Vladimir Nabokov
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The rain's been racing earthwards as if with some religious or political fanaticism. The clouds have the look of dark internal bleeding. Surely you lot…
— Glen Duncan
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But kids don't stay with you if you do it right. It's the one job where, the better you are, the more surely you won't…
— Barbara Kingsolver
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Ah," he said. "I had an . . . artistic disagreement with the director of the panto. As it happens, I take issue with the…
— Maureen Johnson
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Dear God, surely you aren't the chef Sam was talking about?" "No," he said with a laugh, and gestured behind him with a thumb. "Cale…
— Lynsay Sands
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Writers are liars my dear, surely you know that by now?
— Neil Gaiman
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Surely you’re not going to practice discretion now?
— Nalini Singh
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At one hundred, surely you learn to overcome loss and grief—or do they hound you till the bitter end?
— André Aciman
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I understand Crawford paid you a visit?" "Yes." "And was he attentive?" "Yes, very." "And has your heart changed towards him?" "Yes. Several times. I…
— Jane Austen
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