Often Quotes

12289 Often quotes by 6196 unique authors

It is not the glorious battlements, the painted windows, the crouching gargoyles that support a building, but the stones that lie unseen in or upon… — John Owen
Don't rely too much on labels, for too often they are fables — Charles Spurgeon
I am sure that never was a people, who had more reason to acknowledge a Divine interposition in their affairs, than those of the United… — George Washington
Those who have failed miserably are often the first to see God's formula for success. — Erwin W. Lutzer
Thanksgiving is an emotional holiday. People travel thousands of miles to be with people they only see once a year. And then discover once a… — Johnny Carson
It is often better to be restricted to necessity than unconfined in the measure of our desires: prosperity destroys more individuals than adversity ruins. — Norm MacDonald
He that searches for praise will often find contempt. — Norm MacDonald
A woman's pity often opens the door to love. — Henry Ward Beecher
Those who declared librarians obsolete when the Internet rage first appeared are now red-faced. We need them more than ever. The Internet is full of… — Patricia Schroeder
Men often compete with one another until the day they die. Comradeship consists of rubbing shoulders jocularly with a competitor. — Edward Hoagland
There are few positions in life in which difficulties have not to be encountered. These difficulties are, however, our best instructors, as our mistakes often… — Edwin Paxton Hood
My assistants and I often would spend more time planning a practice than the actual practice itself — John Wooden
I try to see each new season as a new challenge because I have a new team to work with, new opponents to encounter, and… — Mike Krzyzewski
Victories come when their time comes. Often later than you wish. Patience is an essential quality of a coach's profession. — Viacheslav Platonov
The company was quite hierarchical. I often think it was like a pyramid with Robert at the top and lots of us paying homage to… — Janet Holmes a Court
This system of encouragement proves serviceable as a preventive of punishment, the attainment of the tickets being a reward, the forfeiture of them the reverse;… — Joseph Lancaster
How often had that hydrant even been opened? Did you jet water through a car window, what, twice at best? Summer burned just a few… — Jonathan Lethem
Did he so often lodge in open field, In winter's cold and summer's parching heat, To conquer France, his true inheritance? — William Shakespeare
Women do not find it difficult nowadays to behave like men, but they often find it extremely difficult to behave like gentlemen — Compton Mackenzie
I have a 92 year old father whose doing beautifully who lives in Chicago and a sister and a nephew and a niece and I… — Bob Balaban
One would always want to think of oneself as being on the side of love, ready to recognize it and wish it well -but, when… — Shirley Hazzard
I would read Playboy more often, but my glasses keep steaming up. — George Burns
After two years in Washington, I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood — Fred Thompson
The end of a man's life is often compared to the winding up of a well written play, where the principal persons still act in… — Joseph Addison
We often speak of love when we really should be speaking of the drive to dominate or to master, so as to confirm ourselves as… — Thomas Szasz

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