Some people might be groomed for success; I've just always thought I've got a hell of a lot of things to learn and places to go. Creatively, I couldn't stay on the same treadmill. I chose to be off-centre and do collaborative work.
‐‐ Neneh Cherry
Some people might be surprised that 'Rambo's creator has a doctorate in American literature. One of my influences is Henry James, whose major theme is awareness. Whether I'm writing about military personnel, law enforcement, or De Quincey, the persistent theme is paying attention in a hostile world.
‐‐ David Morrell
Some people might go to the gym and swim laps, but I write songs. Every single day, I write something new and record it.
‐‐ Glenn Hughes
Some people might hate someone who is successful, but in Peru, they love it! It makes them feel they can be successful, too. That's a good state of mind for a country that wants to come out of poverty.
‐‐ Juan Diego Florez
Some people might look at Baltimore, from afar, and see nothing but hopelessness. I see, in Baltimore, tremendously good and compassionate people, and a tremendous opportunity to save a lot a lives.
‐‐ Martin O'Malley
Some people might not like him because he's my son. But be respectful, go out there and enjoy the game.
‐‐ Karl Malone
Some people might say, 'Can we afford it?' I think that's asking the wrong question... We should instead be asking, 'Can we really afford not to try?'
‐‐ Andrew Lo
Some people might say I need to learn how to relax.
‐‐ Taryn Manning
Some people might say my coming out after just winning the MVP award is heroic, and I understand that.
‐‐ Sheryl Swoopes
Some people might think that what I've done before made it easier for me to get jobs, but it was actually a disadvantage. I had to work even harder.
‐‐ Kendall Jenner
Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.
‐‐ Chris Martin
Some people mistakenly think nature is very nice and benevolent and never betrays.
‐‐ Margaret Atwood
Some people must go to extremes to get the world in balance for themselves. Some can't bear bright lights, so wherever they go they search for the dark; they turn the lights down, anything to sustain some level of comfort.
‐‐ Julian Schnabel
Some people, myself in particular, have an adversarial relationship with the camera, and it sprouts up in every photograph.
‐‐ Nick Cave
Some people need sequins, others don't.
‐‐ Edith Head
Some people need to stay at the top. They are afraid to re-start from zero because they fear the critics.
‐‐ Eric Cantona
Some people never contribute anything positive to society, they may even drain our resources, but most of us try to do something better, to give back.
‐‐ Martin Yan
Some people never go crazy, What truly horrible lives they must live.
‐‐ Charles Bukowski
Some people never learn, no matter how much their heads hurt in the morning.
‐‐ Doug Ducey
Some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom. They are just born worriers, their brains forever anticipating the dropping of some dreaded other shoe.
‐‐ Robin Marantz Henig
Some people object to libertarian ideas because there are too many irresponsible people in the world - people who will cause trouble if the government doesn't restrain them.
‐‐ Harry Browne
Some people obtain fame, others deserve it.
‐‐ Doris Lessing
Some people only ask others to do something. I believe that, why should I wait for someone else? Why don't I take a step and move forward.
‐‐ Malala Yousafzai
Some people only talk, while some only work. Sardar Patel was one such leader, who always worked without talking.
‐‐ Dinsha Patel
Some people only work to recorded music because it's so reliable and exactly the same every time, which is exactly why I don't.
‐‐ Mark Morris
Some people plant in the spring and leave in the summer. If you're signed up for a season, see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but at least stay until you see it through.
‐‐ Jim Rohn
Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.
‐‐ Boris Johnson
Some people play very, very well just so they won't get embarrassed.
‐‐ Lynn Swann
Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse.
‐‐ Rod Serling
Some people pray to a totem pole, some people pray to a sun, some people pray to a god. It all works for them. It all comes back to what you think.
‐‐ Barry Zito
Some people put down all presidents. If you say anything good about any of them, they think you're supporting everything they do.
‐‐ Neil Young
Some people put up a peace sign with one hand. Some people put up the middle finger instead. I use two hands and put up both.
‐‐ Brian Celio
Some people really like to get into Twitter, but it's not my thing.
‐‐ Vince Vaughn
Some people really like to have an open car that lets them see everything. Of course, others want the squinty, protected feeling of something like the Chrysler 300.
‐‐ Charles Pelly
Some people really trip on success or popularity. My friends would talk to me about that, about tripping on all this stuff, but you know what I tripped on? I started buying property.
‐‐ Roy Ayers
Some people reckoned that I looked healthier when I was bigger but I had terrible skin and no energy.
‐‐ Amy Winehouse
Some people record onto tape, and then they pay for the tape, and download those onto a hard drive. Initially in a Pro Tools program. Other people go straight into digital, and use no tape at all.
‐‐ Dave Grohl
Some people recovering from drugs or alcohol stay with the programs indefinitely, making the recovery program their family, a long-term source of attention rewards.
‐‐ Keith Henson
Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.
‐‐ Julie Andrews
Some people rehearse to a point where they're robotic, and they sound like they have memorized their presentation and didn't take it to the next level. Going from sounding memorized and canned to sounding natural is a lot of work.
‐‐ Nancy Duarte
Some people remaster their records six, seven times, remix it three, four times, spend a million hours, then they always go back and hear a demo of it and they'll say, 'Aw that sounds so much better than the final mix.'
‐‐ Jack White
Some people revel in getting their hands dirty. These are the people that make startups grow wildly. People with hustle also tend to be much more agile - they're the water that goes around the rock. These are the people you want around when everything goes wrong. They're also the people you want beside you when everything goes right.
‐‐ Leah Busque
Some people revel in taking risks, and some go through life taking no risks at all.
‐‐ Nicholas Winton
Some people's developmental path has not equipped them to stand up and let go of something.
‐‐ Henry Cloud
Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.
‐‐ Laura Linney
Some people said, 'Oh you're going to become a fine artist now and do exhibits and stuff.' But I have no desire to do that. I really like design and I'm going to stay with it.
‐‐ Stefan Sagmeister
Some people said, 'Why didn't you sign Peyton Manning?' Well, we just couldn't do it. We would have had to let go of two or three of our outstanding players to create enough room in the salary cap to do something with him.
‐‐ Bob McNair
Some people say, 'Do you have any theories on acting?' And I say, well maybe: I think you can start with zero and end with zero. You don't have to go anywhere, you don't have to go for the result.
‐‐ Robert Duvall
Some people say funny things, but I say things funny.
‐‐ Don Rickles
Some people say Hawaii is spoiled, but I don't think so. It's modern. It's a part of today's world.
‐‐ James MacArthur