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Should Quotes

On what should have happened, and what should be.

This set ranges from a small regret about missed opportunities to larger claims about how film should be judged or how a country's institutions should be organized. Government picks up the more civic thread.

What the U.S. should do consistently is to support the liberty of the Egyptian people.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

The co-existence of religious values in the lives of individuals and secular rules in the governance of the state should be clearly defined.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

The thinkers of the world should by rights be guardians of the world's mirth.

Quotes by Agnes Repplier

We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.

Quotes by Aesop

Always Quotes

It has to be something people prioritize - it should be the number-one priority: representing all types of beauty, all types of shapes and sizes.

Quotes by Adwoa Aboah

I think cooking should be an experience, not a chore.

Quotes by Adrienne C. Moore

Rejection should ignite soul-searching, and the soul-searching must be absolutely honest.

Quotes by Adena Friedman

None of us should assume stuff.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

Olympic champions should be 100 per cent athletes who have made the sacrifices.

Quotes by Adam Peaty

Believe Quotes

If we are going to have self-driving cars, the technical specifications should be quite precise.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

Where Negroes provide 20 percent of the vote, they should have 20 per cent of the jobs.

Quotes by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Problems should be solved by talking and not in an aggressive manner.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

Muslims should live like brothers.

Quotes by Abu Bakr

Every Quotes

Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?

Quotes by Abu Bakar Bashir

We conclude that, simultaneously with the organization of the colleges, there should be at Santa Cruz an organization by disciplines, whose units would have a voice in appointments and promotions, in course of programs, and in the allocation of funds...

Quotes by Abraham Robinson

My parents were both born in Virginia, of undistinguished families - second families, perhaps I should say.

Abraham Lincoln

If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women.

Quotes by Abigail Adams

Mamata Banerjee and Narendra Modi, the ultimate didi and dada of Indian politics, should really commiserate.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

Government Quotes

Political development should start at the grassroots.

Quotes by Abdullah II of Jordan

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about sports and missed opportunities?
Yes — one quote about baseball says, "What counts aren't the number of double plays, but the ones you should have had and missed," a reminder that what didn't happen can matter as much as what did.
What does one quote say about how film should be viewed?
One quote argues, "Film should be looked at straight on; it is not the art of scholars but of illiterates" — suggesting film is meant to be experienced directly and simply, not analyzed academically.
Is there a quote connecting foreign policy and love?
Yes, one quote suggests, somewhat playfully, that "Americans should have a policy of love," calling for the foreign policy to simply be love, adding, "Export Love."
Is there a quote about education and government structure?
Yes, one quote lays out a vision where "The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools" — describing an entire tiered system of education. For quotes on similar civic themes, see our Government quotes.
Where can I find more quotes on similar themes?
Explore our Always quotes, Believe quotes, or Every quotes for more perspectives in this style.

For the more aspirational side of 'should,' try Believe or Always.