Usual Quotes

623 Usual quotes by 519 unique authors

In the large sense the primary cause of the Great Depression was the war of 1914-1918. Without the war there would have been no depression… — Herbert Hoover
I had all the usual ambition growing up. I wanted to be a writer, a musician, a hockey player. I wanted to do something that… — Michael J. Fox
My mother, whom I love dearly, has continually revised my life story within the context of a complicated family history that includes more than the… — Melissa Gilbert
Some children naturally have more cognitive control than others, and in all kids this essential skill is being compromised by the usual suspects: smartphones, TV,… — Daniel Goleman
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their… — James F. Cooper
My recipe for dealing with anger and frustration: set the kitchen timer for twenty minutes, cry, rant, and rave, and at the sound of the… — Phyllis Diller
The world is not growing worse and it is not growing better - it is just turning around as usual. — Finley Peter Dunne
America's vulnerability comes precisely from its strength, its wealth, its power and its modernity. It's the usual story of the dog chasing its own tail. — Oriana Fallaci
I think I've always been drawn to the second person. When I was growing up and playing with my friends, the usual way we interacted… — Mohsin Hamid
In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its… — Alexander Hamilton
The usual approach of science of constructing a mathematical model cannot answer the questions of why there should be a universe for the model to… — Stephen Hawking
This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us are Democrats. Some of us… — Brad Henry
I don't think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person. — James Hillman
As for the world of fashion and celebrity, I have the usual interest in the human comedy, but the problems of depiction absorb me more. — David Hockney
Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work.… — Gary Johnson
The usual fortune of complaint is to excite contempt more than pity. — Samuel Johnson
In the liberal remake of 'Casablanca,' the police captain comes upon the scene of the shooting and orders his men to 'round up the usual… — Charles Krauthammer
Without putting the brakes on out-of-control campaign contributions from individuals and corporations - it will be business as usual, with 1 percent of Americans pulling… — Madeleine M. Kunin
As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot. — John Lennon
Al Jazeera aired a new tape of Osama bin Laden. It was the usual stuff, he called Bush evil, the Great Satan, called him a… — Jay Leno
The climate is doing its usual tricks. There's nothing much really happening yet. We were supposed to be halfway toward a frying world now. — James Lovelock
The vampire was a complete change from the usual romantic characters I was playing, but it was a success. — Bela Lugosi
As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original… — Harold MacMillan
My first four albums covered the usual youth problems - looking for love in all the wrong places - while the next five are basically… — Joni Mitchell
Before children, even the most cynical people throw down their usual masks and become capable of feeling the purity and love which all human beings… — Sun Myung Moon

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