Usually Quotes

4349 quotes by 2960 authors

One of the things I would like to do is make up stories that I would have enjoyed when I was a kid. So, if… — Matt Groening
A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write. — Rose Tremain
Usually when I'm out doing stuff, I'm just out in the wild, doing the wild thing. I don't really get a chance to just chill… — Bootsy Collins
I no longer worry about being a brilliant conversationalist. I simply try to be a good listener. I notice that people who do that are… — Frank Bettger
The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas which… — G. H. Hardy
Natural healing has the power to cure pancreatic cancer. But usually, before I see the patient, medical treatments - not the disease - have destroyed… — Richard M. Schulze
My parents are very funny when they have to deal with anything racy or off-color. They usually pretend they don't speak English. — Margaret Cho
Objectivity cannot be equated with mental blankness; rather, objectivity resides in recognizing your preferences and then subjecting them to especially harsh scrutiny - and also… — Stephen Jay Gould
In Britain, we've tended to replace the kind of architectural culture valued in much of Europe with an in-flight magazine lifestyle - all branding, marketing… — David Chipperfield
Reverend Fathers, my letters did not usually follow each other at such close intervals, nor were they so long.... This one would not be so… — Blaise Pascal
I don't write [screenplay character] biographies beforehand. I usually go in knowing some sequences: this is where I want to start, this is where I… — John Sayles
. . . usually, the biggest problems of adapting plays into screenplays is that they stick too close to the play, and I think film… — Arthur Miller
I work sometimes from outlines, which are immediately abandoned. Sometimes, when I'm trying to find the characters, I'll sketch things out a bit. Sometimes, outlines… — Paul Rudnick
It's a movie, OK? I went to see GONE WITH THE WIND, but did I really believe there was a guy named Rhett Butler who… — Don Hewitt
I usually write very few stage directions. I think a lot of that is a waste of time. The art of screenwriting is in its… — Scott Frank
. . . [R]estlessness usually stems from pride and from being discontented with one's lot in life. — Vincent de Paul
We must beware of the Past, mustn't we? I mean that any fixing of the mind on old evils beyond what is absolutely necessary for… — C.S. Lewis
Yellow usually means it's not that serious. — Bobby Unser
If we drop money, we are usually very sad if the money is big. But for example, if we drop 310 dollars, we can relax,… — Unknown Author
I got a lot of flak originally for writing with photographs, because the great cliche in photography is that one photograph is worth a thousand… — Duane Michals

Who Wrote These Usually Quotes

2,960 authors contributed a total of 4,349 Usually Quotes, led by these top contributors: