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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.

In the beginning of Booking.com, we were travelling around Europe a lot. Sometimes we'd do five cities in a week.

Quotes by Gillian Tans

When you shoot on high-definition, everything is very sharp and clear, sometimes at the cost of losing dimension and depth of field.

Quotes by Gina Bellman

The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all.

Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Sometimes Aristotle analyses his terms, but very often he takes them for granted; and in the latter case, I think, he is sometimes deceived by them.

Quotes by Gilbert Murray

I tend to avoid cakes made with matzo meal instead of flour. Also, most prepared dessert products and mixes. Sometimes the packaging they come in tastes better than the product.

Quotes by Gil Marks

I'm impatient sometimes.

Quotes by Giancarlo Esposito

Often, there are fallacies when a journalist or a fan and sometimes even a coach who has never been a goalkeeper sees a cross in the six-yard box and says he should come out.

Quotes by Gianluigi Buffon

There's a lot of big guys who can play-make. We put labels like, 'Oh, he's a point guard, he's a center.' But sometimes your center can play-make for you and not just be the center, boxing out for rebounds and...

Quotes by Giannis Antetokounmpo

I don't envisage collectivism. There is no such animal, it is always individualism, sometimes the rest vote and sometimes they do not, and if they do they do and if they do not they do not.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

To a certain extent, I like fashion, but sometimes I just want to be comfortable and don't really care.

Quotes by Gia Coppola

Real love is the love that sometimes arises after sensual pleasure: if it does, it is immortal; the other kind inevitably goes stale, for it lies in mere fantasy.

Quotes by Giacomo Casanova

I feel like, by now, if you don't understand that the playoffs can be somewhat of a crapshoot sometimes, then you don't watch enough baseball.

Quotes by Gerrit Cole

It wouldn't be any fun if you didn't fail sometimes.

Quotes by Gerrit Cole

I feel like sometimes I'm in a position to really do some good, so I try to do that.

Quotes by Gerrit Cole

It, sometimes, suits the slaveholders to claim, that their slavery is an exclusively State concern; and that the North has, therefore, nothing to do with it.

Quotes by Gerrit Smith

Sometimes when you're playing certain festivals you're no' allowed to announce other dates, if you know what I mean?

Quotes by Gerry Cinnamon

I don't snack all the time, but I do sometimes drink l more than I should.

Quotes by Gerard Depardieu

Sometimes, the players who are not spoken about a lot, they grow and get better - with silence.

Quotes by Gerard Deulofeu

Sometimes you're more involved in controversy, and at other times, you're disconnected.

Quotes by Gerard Pique

I like doing accents. One of my friends works in hotel reservations and I'll ring her up and complain about the suite. Sometimes I get her.

Quotes by Geri Halliwell

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.