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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 I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.

Quotes by J. Cole

I sometimes read on the subway, but I'm a hopeless eavesdropper and get easily distracted by strangers' conversations.

Quotes by J. Courtney Sullivan

Time is not a great healer. It is an indifferent and perfunctory one. Sometimes it does not heal at all. And sometimes when it seems to, no healing has been necessary.

Quotes by Ivy Compton-Burnett

I like track suits and sometimes to be suited up. I like to be like a chameleon.

Quotes by J Balvin

It's good to have certain restrictions sometimes, but it's definitely more fun to play really loud, with distortion.

Quotes by J Mascis

Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly.

Quotes by Ivan Turgenev

Travelling so much, sometimes my luggage goes astray. But I can get the right stuff sent to me overnight by a special shipper. No big deal.

Quotes by Ivana Trump

Sometimes I try to concentrate on the story I would like to write, and I realize that what interests me is something else entirely, or, rather, not anything precise but everything that does not fit in what I ought to...

Quotes by Italo Calvino

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.

Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

Another thing that I don't like to do is show too much how it goes. I do it once in a blue moon. Sometimes there are lessons when I don't pick up a violin at all.

Quotes by Itzhak Perlman

Janhvi is a goofball. She is unintentionally funny sometimes. Even intentionally, to give her due credit!

Quotes by Ishaan Khatter

To be an icon is a big job - it's beyond acting. And sometimes it pays, and sometimes it doesn't.

Quotes by Isabella Rossellini

Writers sometimes write things for me and I like to see what they write because I want to see what their take on my delivery is or what they think that I can do with something. So I kind of...

Quotes by Isaiah Mustafa

Sometimes love is stronger than a man's convictions.

Quotes by Isaac Bashevis Singer

I adapt to things quickly, including good things, which I wish I could shut off sometimes.

Quotes by Isaac Marion

Sometimes it's a struggle to live in the moment.

Quotes by Isaac Marion

Sometimes I'm really dressed up, and it really turns me on.

Quotes by Isaac Mizrahi

Well, I always say the law was meant to be interpreted in a lenient manner. And that's what I try to do, is sometimes I lean to one side of it, sometimes I lean to the other.

Quotes by Irving Ravetch

I have not given much credence to reviews of my films. Sometimes they're wrong, but it didn't matter to me.

Quotes by Irvin Kershner

Sometimes there's a snobbery among literary types that these people don't really get it, but in a lot of ways they get it more than the literati. There's a culture in the background that they understand and know. They get...

Quotes by Irvine Welsh

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.