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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.

I grew up in a modest neighborhood just outside of Los Angeles. It was an industrial community of blue-collar, working people... some of the hardest-working people I've ever met.

Quotes by Hilda Solis

I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president.

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

On some campuses, change is effected through nonviolent or even violent means.

Quotes by Hillary Clinton

I do not see a necessary connection between proletarian literature and some set percentage of words which bring the blushes to a maiden's cheek.

Quotes by Heywood Broun

Now I'm president. I get to meet a lot of other company presidents. They're such weird people. I'm fascinated by them. I use some of them as enemy characters in our games.

Quotes by Hidetaka Miyazaki

Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for...

Quotes by Hermann von Helmholtz

The city is as large as Seville or Cordova; its streets, I speak of the principal ones, are very wide and straight; some of these, and all the inferior ones, are half land and half water, and are navigated by...

Quotes by Hernan Cortes

How easily some light report is set about, but how difficult to bear.

Quotes by Hesiod

I can imagine no society which does not embody some method of arbitration.

Quotes by Herbert Read

What I do deny is that you can build any enduring society without some such mystical ethos.

Quotes by Herbert Read

The virtue of some people consists wholly in condemning the vices in others.

Quotes by Herbert Samuel

If you are ignorant, you certainly can get into some interesting arguments.

Quotes by Herbert V. Prochnow

I try stuff. I synthesize what's of value with some of the other things I have at my disposal.

Quotes by Herbie Hancock

Prime Minister Benjamin Netyanahu made it real clear. They're willing to be generous on some other concessions but not on the border issue. And I don't blame him.

Quotes by Herman Cain

The widespread diffusion of nuclear weapons would make many nations able, and in some cases also create the pressure, to aggravate an on-going crisis, or even touch off a war between two other powers for purposes of their own.

Quotes by Herman Kahn

A total nuclear freeze is counterproductive - especially now, when technology is rapidly changing and the Soviets have some important strategic advantages.

Quotes by Herman Kahn

There are some enterprises in which a careful disorderliness is the true method.

Herman Melville

There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for pay.

Herman Melville

No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness.

Quotes by Hermann Broch

I tried to develop some theories that took account of the uncertainty in the world and the complexity in the world.

Quotes by Herbert A. Simon

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.