Generally Quotes

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What tale do you like best to hear?' 'Oh, I have not much choice! They generally run on the same theme - courtship; and promise… — Charlotte Bronte
Don't move," said Sprockett."Mimes don't generally attack unless they are threatened. — Jasper Fforde
Generally, I like to appear smart. I don't admit being stupid when there's any hope I'm not. — Michelle Sagara
Cats were often familiars to workers of magic because to anyone used to wrestling with self-willed, wayward, devious magic--which was what all magic was--it was… — Robin McKinley
People are always worried about what's happening next. They often find it difficult to stand still, to occupy the now without worrying about the future.… — Garth Stein
Even extreme grief may ultimately vent itself in violence--but more generally takes the form of apathy — Joseph Conrad
I also think pronunciation of a foreign tongue could be better taught than by demanding from the pupil those internal acrobatic feats that are generally… — Jerome K. Jerome
It is important to know when you feel down that many others do also and that their circumstances are generally much worse than yours. And… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Nothing in life is more remarkable than the unnecessary anxiety which we endure, and generally create ourselves. — Benjamin Disraeli
...Generally people don't recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps,… — Brandon Sanderson
Life isn't supposed to be easy. Generally speaking, the harder something is the more rewarding the results will be. — C.C. Hunter
Technology tends toward avoidance of risks by investors. Uncertainty is ruled out if possible. People generally prefer the predictable. Few recognize how destructive this can… — Frank Herbert
Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most… — Elwyn Brooks White
She's afraid to tell me anything important, knowing I'll only turn around and write about it. In my mind, I'm like a friendly junkman, building… — David Sedaris
Dances are generally more fun to think about and get ready for than they actually are when you get there. — E. Lockhart
People generally overestimate how distinct their lives are, so the commonalities seemed to them like a series of miracles. — David Brooks
I tend to think of the act of photographing, generally speaking, as an adventure. My favorite thing is to go where Iâ€™ve never been. — Diane Arbus
Godshawk looked surprised, the way that people generally do when you ask them philosophical questions in shrubberies in the middle of the night. — Philip Reeve
You asked me where I generally lived. In my workshop [i.e. in his study] in the mornings and always in the library in the evening.… — Benjamin Disraeli
A very narrow income has a tendency to contract the mind, and sour the temper. Those who can barely live, and who live perforce in… — Jane Austen

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