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When we contemplate buying something, we usually ask the price of it, then decide whether or not it is worth that much to us. But… — Ruth Stout
The most elusive knowledge of all is self-knowledge and it is usually acquired laboriously through experience outside the classroom. — Mirra Komarovsky
No men deserve the title of infidels so little as those to whom it has been usually applied; let any of those who renounce Christianity,… — Charles Caleb Colton
Usually we regard loneliness as an enemy. Heartache is not something we choose to invite in. It's restless and pregnant and hot with the desire… — Pema Chodron
Alcohol and marijuana, if used in moderation, plus loud, usually low-class music, make stress and boredom infinitely more bearable. — Kurt Vonnegut
Our parents had to drive us to the gig, or even go in with us because of the liquor laws. The owners were really scared… — Dexter Romweber
Only the incompetent wait until the last extremity to use force, and by then, it is usually too late to use anything, even prayer. — H. Beam Piper
Do not ride in cars: they are responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents. Do not stay at home: 17% of all accidents occur in… — Mark Leslie
Nothing about his life is more strange to [man] or more unaccountable in purely mundane terms than the stirrings he finds in himself, usually fitful… — Lewis Mumford
You know, usually with movies there are periods, dark areas, where I might not be getting what I wanted out of a theme. I'll have… — Trevor Rabin
The Intelligentsia (scientists apart) are losing all touch with, and all influence over, nearly the whole human race. Our most esteemed poets and critics are… — C.S. Lewis
Since inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of inventing… — Reinhold Niebuhr
What the tech industry often forgets is that with age comes wisdom. Older workers are usually better at following direction, mentoring, and leading. — Vivek Wadhwa
We are usually undone by our lack of understanding of ourselves. — Julian Fellowes
I'm working 2 days a week right now, narration usually on Wed., and host on camera on Friday. — Robert Stack
The fact is that the average man's love of liberty is nine-tenths imaginary, exactly like his love of sense, justice and truth. Liberty is not… — H. L. Mencken
The term "rational" and its variants (rationality, rationalism) are used in a lot of contexts in economic debate, both positively and negatively, but nearly always… — John Quiggin
Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. — Christopher Lasch
If you look at the history of big obstacles in understanding our world, there's usually an intuitive assumption underlying them that's wrong. — Jeff Hawkins
Usually, when I do a soundtrack, the music from the movie doesn't have anything to do with me personally. It's music to enhance to the… — Stanley Clarke

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