Often Quotes

It often is a terrible insult to some families if one of the kids turns out to be an artist and that's one way to really shake up the family if you haven't got nerve enough to turn into a homosexual.

You should smile more often.' 'Can't.' He grunted as he opened her shirt to expose her chest. 'My face might freeze like that.

Indeed, it is that ambiguity and ambivalence which often is so puzzling in women

Even the most sublime ideas sound ridiculous if heard too often. Be the change that you want to see in the world.

To me, all war is failure for humanity, though it often is a bounty for commerce.

Difficult as it often is to grasp someone else's pain, it is easy to judge another's behavior.

My template for most songs is 'Is this inspiring?' and with the blues it so often is.

If [Barack] Obama or the boss or the newspapers or anyone else tells you they're doing this, that, or the other thing, dismiss it or assume the opposite is true, which it often is.

I tend to work towards specific exhibitions, so there will often be a big push towards the end when we're finishing off a bunch of stuff.

In the literary as well as military world, most powerful abilities will often be found concealed under a rustic garb.

Zen is mind-less activity, that is, Mind-ful activity, and it may often be advisable to emphasize the mind, and say, Take care of the thoughts and the actions will take care of themselves.

Small change can often be found under seat cushions.

The salability of an item can often be improved while the value itself remains unchanged.

There hardly can be a greater difference between any two men, than there too often is, between the same man, a lover and a husband.

I think that cynicism can often be mistaken for wisdom.

Not only do innovators have to deal with all of the fundamental challenges of innovation, they have to do so in an environment that often is implicitly hostile towards innovation.

I wish I were strong enough to ignore what others say, but experience tells me I often can't. Allowing myself to feel upset, even really upset, and then move on - that's something I can do.

There are a lot of artists that return to the same subject. Whether it's the natural subject, or the focus or the subconscious focus of their entire lives, it often is repeated.

Inquire often, but judge rarely, and thou wilt not often be mistaken.

A lie told often enough becomes the truth.

To improve is to change to be perfect is to change often.

Be an initiator of change. Keep improving... To change is to improve

Having a rather pessimistic outlook on life makes for the best philosophical discussions

When you focus on being the best person you can be, you draw the best possible life, love, and opportunities to you.

Music is often the spark that lights the fire of the soul.

Life and history have repeatedly taught us that values and virtues are far much stronger than the physical wealth we often see. For material wealth emanates from values and virtues.

I often cry, not from sadness, from the joy of the miraculous beauty of life.

We often know information but not the epistemology of that information.

When you believe marriage is your answer, you'll often give something that eventually hurts you both.

Often we agree to shady but attractive propositions and as a result we have sorrow

Unfortunately, we do not often see the advantages in the power of values and virtues. We are easily taken away by physical wealth, material possessions and the power of money.

Nightmares appear many times before your dream.

We are not often against the evils, only because our enemies are against them.

Tragically though, it is that same life that is often least treasured or valued by men who possess it.

Nothing tortures your enemies more than seeing you walk with a smile of confidence on your face.

The police are often as corrupt as the corporate government that employs them.

The fundamental tragedy about life is that those who possess it often are not aware of its value.

Let us express our gratitude to those people who make our journeys in life beautiful, easy, and interesting. They are the angels of Eden whom we often forget to appreciate.

Ironically, we often fail to see that whenever we compromise ourselves to please others, we tend to lose their respect.

Conversation often becomes mere verbal performance and oral horseplay rather than fair-minded communication. (“Juicy rumours “)

I often choose to be alone, but I never feel lonely.

On the other hand, when you do something for someone else, there's often a greater, deeper satisfaction.

I was still keenly aware as in my childhood of the inexplicable nature of my presence here on earth

He laughed and it sounded startled and a bit rusty, as if he didn't do that very often.

When something small loudly demands all our attention, its noise often drowns out the whisper of what's enormously important.

I have often said that the lure of flying is the lure of beauty.

Much wisdom often goes with fewest words.