I only ask to be free. The butterflies are free. Mankind will surely not deny to Harold Skimpole what it concedes to the butterflies. Charles Dickens
What can be considered human emotions? Surely not only lyricism, sadness, tragedy? Doesn't laughter also have a claim to that lofty title? I want to fight for the legitimate right of laughter in "serious" music. Dmitri Shostakovich
... the organization chart will initially reflect the first system design, which is almost surely not the right one [... ] as one learns, he changes the design [... ]. Management structures also need to be changed as the system changes... Fred Brooks
Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear. Why on earth are you there, when you're everywhere-come and get your share. John Lennon
Our errors are surely not such awfully solemn things. In a world where we are so certain to incur them in spite of all our caution, a certain lightness of heart seems healthier than this excessive nervousness on their behalf. William James
The picture which the philosopher draws of the world is surely not one in which every stroke is necessitated by pure logic. Morris Raphael Cohen