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Some Quotes

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This page gathers quotes that turn on the word "some" — a small qualifier that shows up everywhere from filmmakers talking about creative limits to reflections on real historical friction, including the 1962 border war fought over disputed Himalayan terrain. If you're also drawn to broader affirmations, the Good quotes collection covers similar ground from another angle.

Skimming is fine for our emails, but it's not fine for some of the important forms of reading.

Quotes by Maryanne Wolf

I might occasionally forget how to open a car door and have too many shower curtains, but I've got some standards.

Quotes by MaryJanice Davidson

In some parts of Ireland the sleep which knows no waking is always followed by a wake which knows no sleeping.

Quotes by Mary Wilson Little

I learned how to play the drums. When we were in pre-production, when we were still in LA, I had a couple of drum lessons and then some in Toronto. I got the one beat down and that was it.

Quotes by Mary-Kate Olsen

When I was in my freshman year at college I took some acting classes and found that I fell in love with it again.

Quotes by Mary-Kate Olsen

I like to pretend that I'm a tough guy. It's kind of an admission of defeat if I have to ask for help - or even kindness. But if it doesn't come, at some point I snap and demand it.

Quotes by Mary-Louise Parker

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

Quotes by Mary Schmich

We all lie to each other, present some sort of front.

Quotes by Mary Wesley

Walks work for me. I enter some arena that is neither conscious or unconscious.

Quotes by Mary Oliver

Social media has created a digital latticework, but it has also, for some, created abusive commenters, silos, and validation rather than curiosity.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Some Americans, like those working in government or nonprofits, know the consequences of having their salaries public.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

In the modern road-running era, digital photography has intersected with weekend-warrior culture, creating a golden age of social-media humblebragging. For some, the marathon course is sacred ground. For others, it's a personal movie set.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

Generations of thinkers have made typewriters their frenemies, and long before there were Gmail inboxes, print correspondence stacked up, some hastily written and impulsive on the steel gadgets.

Quotes by Mary Pilon

The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold.

Quotes by Mary Karr

Some of my most enjoyable moments as a writer have come while conjuring a meet cute.

Quotes by Mary Kay Andrews

My ideal beach house has bookshelves full of paperbacks that can tolerate a little sand, a DVD library that includes some Disney classics for the little ones, board games, and jigsaw puzzles. At least one big flatscreen television is a...

Quotes by Mary Kay Andrews

She stops, pauses, turns to the left to glance at some possible threat or irregularity, and then continues to the north. This motion, so intensely human, transcends time.

Quotes by Mary Leakey

I have decided to leave Facebook and Oculus to work on curing diseases using some new imaging technologies I've been incubating for awhile.

Quotes by Mary Lou Jepsen

My central thesis is that combining increased temporal and spatial resolution in MRI techniques with increasingly powerful data correlation techniques will allow the derivation of interpreted meanings from neural signals. I observed, further, that the techniques that exist already allow...

Quotes by Mary Lou Jepsen

I can't think of a major story that we have broken that was incorrect. But we have had to correct some things that were false; we have had to retract things.

Quotes by Mary Hart

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this "Some" quotes page cover?
These quotes use the word "some" while touching on a mix of subjects, from a filmmaker's approach to keeping projects "responsible and manageable" to a comedian describing college years spent living with Harvard MD/PhD students. It's a small window into how different speakers used the word in very different contexts. For quotes with a similar reflective quality, check out the Like page.
Is there a quote here about history or politics?
Yes. One quote mentions the 1962 war between India and China over disputed terrain, noting that India "got hurt by that." It's presented as a brief historical reference rather than a full account of the conflict.
Are there any quotes about comedy or humor on this page?
A couple of them touch on comedy indirectly - one speaker talks about being sent unsolicited material and rarely buying jokes, while another describes discovering they were "the funny one" while living with a group of serious academic housemates. If you enjoy that kind of light, self-deprecating humor, the Good page has more in that spirit.
Do any of these quotes relate to filmmaking?
Yes, one quote reflects on how keeping a production "responsible and manageable" can open the door to making "interesting movies that you maybe couldn't make otherwise" - a nod to creative constraints shaping better work. For more on ambition and craft, browse the Great page.
Why are these particular quotes grouped together?
They're grouped simply because each one includes the word "some" somewhere in the line - whether it's "some of the disputed terrain," "some interesting movies," "some people," or "some Harvard MD/PhD students." The topics themselves range widely, from geopolitics to personal history. For more general reflections, the Always page is worth a look.

Because "some" is such a common qualifier, the range here is genuinely wide — comedy writers, actors, and directors all use it to hedge, soften, or specify. For quotes with a punchier, more declarative tone, browse Great quotes, or check Like quotes for comparisons and preferences.