Often Quotes

12289 Often quotes by 6196 unique authors

In his years in Washington, Senator Kerry has been one vote of a hundred in the United States Senate - and fortunately on matters of… — Dick Cheney
As man sows, so shall he reap. In works of fiction, such men are sometimes converted. More often, in real life, they do not change… — Charles W. Chesnutt
Those thinkers who cannot believe in any gods often assert that the love of humanity would be in itself sufficient for them; and so, perhaps,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
I have often thought that if a rational Fascist dictatorship were to exist, then it would choose the American system. — Noam Chomsky
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put… — Agatha Christie
Westerners often laud their children as 'talented' or 'gifted', while Asian parents highlight the importance of hard work. And in fact, research performed by Stanford… — Amy Chua
To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. — Winston Churchill
Too often the strong, silent man is silent only because he does not know what to say, and is reputed strong only because he has… — Winston Churchill
In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a… — Winston Churchill
In war as in life, it is often necessary when some cherished scheme has failed, to take up the best alternative open, and if so,… — Winston Churchill
The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
To all my nonbelieving, sort-of-believing, and used-to-be-believing friends: I feel like I should begin with a confession. I am sorry that so often the biggest… — Shane Claiborne
I often enjoy singing in an acoustic setting more than an amplified one. — Eric Clapton
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating. — Carl von Clausewitz
All action takes place, so to speak, in a kind of twilight, which like a fog or moonlight, often tends to make things seem grotesque… — Carl von Clausewitz
Quite often somebody will say, What year do your books take place? and the only answer I can give is, In childhood. — Beverly Cleary
The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a not very good idea which sparked off another idea that… — John Cleese
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown committed to John Major's spending envelopes in 1997. No-one said that Tony Blair and John Major were identical. This happens… — Nick Clegg
It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels… — Hillary Clinton
Democracy is still a radical idea in a world where we often confuse images with realities, words with actions. — Hillary Clinton
Often times when you face such an overwhelming challenge as global climate change, it can be somewhat daunting - it's kind of like trying to… — Hillary Clinton
Though I often disagree with Republicans, I never learned to hate them the way the far right that now controls their party seems to hate… — William J. Clinton
Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they're… — Chuck Close
I think women realise that I love women, and very often women seem to love me. — Chuck Close
And I love the twist. I love to fool you once, I love to fool you twice, and on the very last page, quite often… — Harlan Coben

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