#seem

Early on, a story's meaning and rationale seem pretty obvious, but then, as I write it, I realize that I know the meaning/rationale too well, which means that the reader will also know it - and so things have to be ramped up. ↗

— George Saunders

#early #i #i write #know #meaning

Even when I was very depressed, I could hold on to something. It seems that I have always had that streak of gold that I could hold on to. ↗

— Michael Schenker

#could #depressed #even #gold #had

Even with the best of intentions, even when they're very smart and knowledgeable - as opposed to George W., who is neither - it doesn't seem to matter. ↗

— Robert Scheer

#even #george #george w #intentions #knowledgeable

There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. ↗

— Friedrich Schiller

#chance #deepest #destiny #merest #seem

I thought his performance was absolutely wonderful and had said so, but he seemed, as actors quite often are when they first see.something, to be disappointed. I think he expected more from the film and himself. ↗

— John Schlesinger

#disappointed #expected #film #first #had

It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be. ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#amazes #controversial #me #seems #talking

People from the most horrendous of childhoods can have good lives, but it comes down to a very seemingly simple word. 'Choice.' ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#choice #comes #down #good #horrendous

Women seem not to understand, or underestimate, the profound power they have over their husbands. ↗

— Laura Schlessinger

#over #power #profound #seem #their

It seems to me that any sensible person must see that violence does not change the world and if it does, then only temporarily. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#change #change the world #does #me #must

One of the things is that the good intentions of Prohibition, from reading over the years and from becoming obsessed with the research of gangs in New York City, seems to have allowed crime figures at the time, like Luciano, Capone, Torrio and Rothstein, to organize to become more powerful, which pulled all the way through until the '70s. ↗

— Martin Scorsese

#become #becoming #capone #city #crime