Usually Quotes
4349 quotes by 3077 authors
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To read a poem with no thought in mind but to paraphrase it into a single, simple and usually high-minded prose statement is the destruction…
— John Ciardi
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When the wrong question is being asked, it usually turns out to be because the right question is too difficult. Scientists ask questions they can…
— Richard Lewontin
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If I have an idea, I write it down, although I usually carry a little dictation machine with me because I'm too lazy to write
— Tommy Shaw
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Rational arguments don't usually work on religious people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be religious people.
— Doris Egan
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Placing 'amicable' and 'separation' together creates an oxymoron - we don't usually decide to end a partnership until the very sight of our soon-to-be ex…
— Mariella Frostrup
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I know it's not strictly sex that accounts for my straying the motive usually attributed to men. I think it's just too tempting to have…
— Elisabeth Eaves
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In my food world, there is no fear or guilt, only joy and balance. So no ingredient is ever off-limits. Rather, all of the recipes…
— Ellie Krieger
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People who know how much they're worth aren't usually worth that much.
— Nelson Bunker Hunt
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It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them. The fact that…
— Peg Bracken
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We only make a dupe of the friend whose advice we ask, for we never tell him all; and it is usually what we have…
— Diane de Poitiers
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Any deviation is looked upon as a perversion, is feared, and is usually a target of hatred and prejudice.
— Joey Skaggs
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The influence of (the national parks) is far beyond what is usually esteemed or usually considered. It has a relation to efficiency -- the working…
— J. Horace McFarland
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Your day usually follows the direction of the corners of your mouth. So SMILE.
— Gregory Dickow
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So usually even if you like a sentence or a story or something, it won't come out that way - it'll come out years later,…
— Keren Ann
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Continuous Integration is a software development practice where members of a team integrate their work frequently, usually each person integrates at least daily - leading…
— Martin Fowler
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You only live once and, usually, not even then.
— Michael O'Donoghue
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Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, white, and of ruddy complexion; terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and of…
— Ammianus Marcellinus
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Normally I would not recommend a book that tells you how to make money in the stock market. Most of these books are aimed at…
— Gavyn Davies
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We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for the extravagance of our lives.
— Jonis Agee
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I don't remember too many rounds where you get shots given to you. Usually, ones are taken away.
— Stuart Appleby
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