- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes Quotes
The exceptions that shape the rule.
"Sometimes" is the hinge word in this collection, softening bigger claims into honest exceptions — including a candid look at why people take jobs in law enforcement despite the risks. For quotes on feeling and mood, see Feel quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Three
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- Nov 07, 2020
The chain of wedlock is so heavy that it takes two to carry it - and sometimes three.
- Burn
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes people wonder why aeroplanes are so cheap and rockets are so expensive. Even the most superficial comparison shows one obvious difference: aeroplane engines use outside air to burn their fuel, while rockets have to carry their own oxidisers along.
- Emergency
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes a malfunctioning test setup actually gives the tested system a chance to show what it can do in an unrehearsed emergency. During a test of an Apollo escape system in the 1960s, the escape system successfully got the capsule clear of a malfunctioning test rocket.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
Basically, managing is about influencing action. Managing is about helping organizations and units to get things done, which means action. Sometimes, managers manage actions directly. They fight fires. They manage projects. They negotiate contracts.
- Doubt
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our authorities leave us no doubt that the trust lodged with the oligarchy was sometimes abused, but it certainly ought not to be regarded as a mere usurpation or engine of tyranny.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
LOVE: A word properly applied to our delight in particular kinds of food; sometimes metaphorically spoken of the favorite objects of all our appetites.
- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes life throws you a shortcut. You either take it, or you continue the way you were going.
- Hidden
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- Nov 07, 2020
The pavilion that seems to intercept divine aid does not cover God but occasionally covers us. God is never hidden, yet sometimes we are, covered by a pavilion of motivations that draw us away from God and make Him seem distant and inaccessible.
- Head
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- Nov 07, 2020
The tenderest spot in a man's make-up is sometimes the bald spot on top of his head.
- Gym
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try to go to the gym a few times a week, but I admit, I cheat sometimes, and sometimes I don't go as often. I usually do more cardio and little bit of weights.
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