Often Quotes

12289 Often quotes by 6196 unique authors

Television is simultaneously blamed, often by the same people, for worsening the world and for being powerless to change it. — Clive James
In friendship as well as love, ignorance very often contributes more to our happiness than knowledge. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I have often thought, says Sir Roger, it happens very well that Christmas should fall out in the middle of Winter. — Joseph Addison
At night my father often heard sporadic gunfire mixed in with the sound of dogs howling. If the war came closer, soon there would be… — Dinaw Mengestu
And it occurred to me that in this new millennial life of instant and ubiquitous connection, you don't in fact communicate so much as leave… — Chang-Rae Lee
The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster. — Ansel Adams
God often works more by the life of the illiterate seeking the things that are God's, than by the ability of the learned seeking the… — Anselm of Canterbury
Not Chaos, not the darkest pit of lowest Erebus, nor aught of blinder vacancy, scooped out by help of dreams - can breed such fear… — William Wordsworth
Can't say it often enough—change your hair, change your life. — Thomas Pynchon
Proverbs save us the trouble of thinking. What we call folk wisdom is often no more than a kind of expedient stupidity. — Edward Abbey
The death penalty would be even more effective, as a deterrent, if we executed a few innocent people more often. — Edward Abbey
While making love, we often talk about money. I like it. I like that dirty talk — Martin Amis
This is what those who haven’t crossed the tropic of grief often fail to understand: the fact that someone is dead may mean that they… — Julian Barnes
In towns it is impossible to prevent men from assembling, getting excited together and forming sudden passionate resolves. Towns are like great meeting houses with… — Alexis de Tocqueville
One need not be a prophet to be aware of impending dangers. An accidental combination of experience and interest will often reveal events to one… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Great advantages are often attended with great inconveniences, and great minds called to severe trials. — Mercy Otis Warren
I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than the establishment of a small circulating library in every county,… — Thomas Jefferson
It can never be too often repeated, that the time for fixing every essential right on a legal basis is while our rulers are honest,… — Thomas Jefferson
I have often thought that if heaven had given me choice of my position and calling, it should have been on a rich spot of… — Thomas Jefferson
The sublime and the ridiculous are often so nearly related, that it is difficult to class them separately. One step above the sublime makes the… — Thomas Paine
Knowledge is dangerous, which is why governments often clamp down on people who can think thoughts above a certain caliber. — Terry Pratchett
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not dare to contemplate... — Terry Pratchett
Science fiction seldom attempts to predict the future. More often than not, it tries to prevent the future. — Arthur C. Clarke
Finally, I would like to assure my many Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim friends that I am sincerely happy that the religion which Chance… — Arthur C. Clarke
I don’t have to say to you or anyone in our WRESTLING community that we are a small world unto ourselves and there is often… — John Irving

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