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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 when you're with the same old people, you get the same old thing.

Quotes by Dave Davies

When anybody starts out with a memoir, you get the impulse to tell your own story with your own voice, and you get all that out in one fell swoop sometimes.

Quotes by Dave Eggers

Sometimes a villain is very quiet - it makes them more deadly, more intellectual.

Quotes by Dave Filoni

I think, sometimes with fans, what a lot of studios miss is it's just the gesture: it's the idea of knowing that they do matter, that we do care about what they think.

Quotes by Dave Filoni

Sometimes the things you decide not to do are actually the biggest things to do in your career.

Quotes by Dave Goldberg

You know, Nirvana used to start rehearsals with the three of us just jamming. For, like, a half an hour, just noise and freeform crap - and usually it was crap. But sometimes things would come from it, and some...

Quotes by Dave Grohl

We start a lot with melodies and instrumentation and trying to figure out good melodies for verses and choruses. We get to lyrics sometimes second, so we'll start humming a melody, finding something, and see where the music takes you...

Quotes by Dave Haywood

We love great melodies and great songs that have great hooks and melodies, so we start a little bit more on that side as opposed to other people that start more lyric-based. Sometimes we'll do it the other way.

Quotes by Dave Haywood

I don't see myself as a person who just does one thing. I understand that sometimes that might sound a bit unprofessional. But I disagree.

Quotes by Dasha Zhukova

Sometimes it's hard to tell if a joke is working or not for the first couple of minutes.

Quotes by Dave Attell

Violence and smut are of course everywhere on the airwaves. You cannot turn on your television without seeing them, although sometimes you have to hunt around.

Quotes by Dave Barry

Sometimes it's hard to get people to take me seriously as an actor when they just see me as this WWE muscle head.

Quotes by Dave Bautista

I enjoy my own thoughts sometimes.

Quotes by Dave Chappelle

Sometimes it's a character you want to play or a story you want to tell. Sometimes it's just to pay the bills.

Quotes by Daryl Hannah

You get to show that, sometimes, it's not too late to do what many might've done decades before.

Quotes by Daryn Kagan

I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!

Quotes by Dascha Polanco

Like all writing rules, the injunction to start with the trouble can be broken, and it should be sometimes - if there's good reason.

Quotes by Darin Strauss

Believe me, I don't like being photographed. I don't like myself in pictures. Actually, I do sometimes.

Quotes by Darius Khondji

I like structuring verses, choruses, but sometimes the verses might be a tango and the choruses might be death metal.

Quotes by Daron Malakian

I've learned sometimes you just have to take the bad from people.

Quotes by Darrell Hammond

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.