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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.

Sometimes you have to be okay with what you are to the world, where you are in the world, and make the most of it.

Quotes by Jack McBrayer

Buddhism talks about the possibility of transforming greed, hatred, and delusion. But sometimes need turns into greed.

Quotes by Jack Kornfield

It's interesting sometimes when an audience can empathize with a villain.

Quotes by Jack Gleeson

I try to be a nice person, but it's difficult sometimes.

Quotes by Jack Gleeson

When me and my dad are walking down the road, sometimes we catch someone with Grealish on the back - sometimes it does bring a tear to my dad's eye.

Quotes by Jack Grealish

You reach sometimes when you're at the lowest and times when you don't know if you are going to play again or when the next injection or operation might be. There are sometimes when you are at rock bottom. That's...

Quotes by Jack Butland

Growing up, I was picked on a bit; I was pretty heavy-set, and then I was a theater kid. I just felt unpopular and uncool, so I think in my mind I had this idea of fame and being popular...

Quotes by Jack Falahee

Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

In this business, it's important to constantly do things that you don't know how to do. I love touring and making records, but I've learned how to do that, so sometimes you just have to dive in and try it.

Quotes by Jack Antonoff

Sometimes it is claimed by those who argue that race is just a social construct that the human genome project shows that because people share roughly 99% of their genes in common, that there are no races. This is silly.

Quotes by J. Philippe Rushton

You think you choose the subjects of your books. But sometimes, in ways you don't know, the books choose you.

Quotes by J. R. Moehringer

The best of us must sometimes eat our words.

J.K. Rowling

Sometimes I read a really good script, and I just know that it's not a good fit.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

Almost every character I've ever played - and sometimes this is very conscious and sometimes it's not - I need to find what they love.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

I've gone back and forth with fine-tuning the kind of conditioning I'm doing. Sometimes trying to shed weight and getting leaner and sometimes trying to pack on a little more muscle.

Quotes by J. K. Simmons

As you see, I do not treat the creation of fiction, that to say the invention and development of fantasies, as a form of abstract thought. I don't wish to deny the uses of the intellect, but sometimes one has...

Quotes by J. M. Coetzee

We know that if memory is destroyed in one part of the brain, it can be sometimes re-created on a different part of the brain. And once we can unravel that amino chain of chemicals that is responsible for memory,...

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up.

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

Whenever you write for someone else, you're always aware - sometimes overtly, other times at an almost cellular, subliminal level - of the rules about what you can and can't do.

Quotes by J. Michael Straczynski

Rhyme patterns are nothing without meanings to the words. A lot of rappers can do those flows, but the raps aren't really about anything - which is cool sometimes, but to have the flow and the message is one of...

Quotes by J. Cole

Frequently Asked Questions

What themes come up in these "Sometimes" quotes?
A mix - understanding why people become police officers, sometimes just to pay the bills; the idea that one figure can occasionally add up to a lot; the reality of tight film production schedules with little rehearsal time; and a reflection on storytelling needing conflict since people sometimes feel lonely and trapped.
Is there a quote about why people become police officers?
Yes, one quote reflects on having cops in the family and understanding that sometimes they go into it just to pay the bills or because they don't have other choices, described with a note of empathy for their predicament. Browse the Feel page for more on empathy and understanding.
Is there a quote about numbers or figures adding up?
Yes, one short quote simply states, "One figure can sometimes add up to a lot" - a brief observation without further context given.
Is there a quote about film production schedules?
Yes, one quote describes not having the luxury of rehearsal time on most films, relying instead on scene-by-scene full cast read-throughs, sometimes done just the day before. For more on the realities of creative work, see the Life page.
Is there a quote about loneliness in storytelling?
Yes, one quote argues that stories need conflict to be memorable, noting that everybody "feels lonely and trapped sometimes," rather than everything being perfectly pulled together. For more reflections like this, check out the Good and Like pages.

Other entries reflect on how small numbers can add up unexpectedly, and how even a tightly connected group can leave someone feeling isolated. Continue with Good quotes or Life quotes.