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I'm a fierce editor! I don't edit out things that I began by saying, usually. The editing is on the micro level - a comma here, a word there. — Lydia Davis

When we think everything is going wrong, it usually isn't. We just can't see the whole picture. — Andrew Matthews

When a character wants to do one thing and I want him to do another, the character is usually right. — Madeleine L'Engle

They're called shortcuts for a reason. The shorter they are, the more they usually cut. Nothing is without price. — Karen Marie Moning

The right way usually lies between two extremes: it is the narrow channel between the rock and the whirlpool. — Charles Spurgeon

Wit is a weapon. Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority. But humour is the pursuit of a gentle grin, usually in solitude. — Frank Muir

Usually the last thing anyone or anything needs is me. — Jennifer Donnelly

Dreams and actions are not so different as usually thought, as all actions of men are founded upon dreams, and their end - is a dream too. — Theodor Herzl

Of course it's the same old story. Truth usually is the same old story. — Margaret Thatcher

Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but usually fiction is just better. — Jon Weisman

Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. — Christopher Lasch

My main point today is that usually one gets what one expects, but very rarely in the way one expected it. — Charles Francis Richter

Usually when I get nervous and don't know how to prepare for something, I just don't do anything at all, which is not necessarily the best idea. — Gia Coppola

I could say, as a member of Congress, we usually get an alert if something is going to happen at the Capitol. — Barack Obama

A matter of pragmatism; chemically knocking someone senseless is usually quieter, less messy and less risky to the assailant than killing them. — Greg Egan

You took on a Quest, which is a thing only men - and exceedingly stupid men, usually - do. — Catherynne M Valente

It is important for the club to find a balance in a world driven by economic and political needs. This club usually does that [on leaving Liverpool] — Gerard Houllier

If there is a change, it is usually for the lesser rather than the greater; many people seem to lose God along life's way. — Yann Martel

We need spring. We need it desperately, and, usually, we need it before God is willing to give it to us. — Peter Gzowski

Sex is a doorway to something so powerful and mystical, but movies usually depict it in a completely flat way. — David Lynch

The game of history is usually played by the best and the worst over the heads of the majority in the middle. — Eric Hoffer

The man who spends all his time looking up to heaven is not always the best; in fact, he is usually the worst. — Jose Bergamin

Follow the lead of your symptoms, for there's usually a myth in the mess, and a mess is an expression of soul. — James Hillman

A good fighter usually knows, to within a very few seconds, when a three-minute round is going to end. — Jack Dempsey

Philanthropist. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket ... — Ambrose Bierce

The one thing a person wants in life is usually something basic that money can't buy. — Marilyn Monroe

...having a list is all peaches and cream, as long as you remember that life usually gets in the way. — Julie Tilsner

They say if it's too good to be true, it usually is ... Unless it's me. — Behdad Sami

'You're stupid,' is not something even his most severe critics usually say to President Barack Obama. — P. J. O'Rourke

Unsolicited advice is usually more about the needs of the giver than the receiver. — Charles F. Glassman

In commercial fiction especially, everything in the story usually contributes directly to the plot The shorter the story, the truer this is — Nancy Kress

Fashion is more usually a gentle progression of revisited ideas. — Bruce Oldfield

An employee is told that the customer is always right and, in fact, the customer is usually a moron and as asshole — Larry David

My name is usually the one on the end of people's lips. — Ian Wright

Reformed theology is ALWAYS being reformed in each new generation. And reformed theology as it is usually reported today is NOT the whole story. — Oliver D. Crisp

It is usually the imagination that is wounded first, rather than the heart; it being much more sensitive. — Henry David Thoreau

Mr. Right' is usually two or eight men. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

My wife wanted to call our daughter Sue, but I felt that in our family that is usually a verb. — Dennis Wolfberg

Good advice is usually given by someone who was once a bad example. — Ljupka Cvetanova

I usually run three or four times a week now. Pretty boring, but it's so worth is. It's done wonders for my mood — Natalie Portman

The onset of a crisis is usually triggered by a spectacular failure which shakes confidence in fictitious forms of capital. — David Harvey

You work for the bank. After taxes, your next largest expense is usually your mortgage and credit card debt. — Robert T. Kiyosaki

I usually just have one cat. It is difficult, but I have my one cat that he'll travel with me if it's appropriate, if I'm not going overseas. — Gina Gershon

He who does not enjoy his own company is usually right. — Coco Chanel

I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about. — Nancy Gibbs

Rayne, why is it you feel the need to argue with every single thing I say?"
"Because every single thing you say is usually stupid and ridiculous. — Mari Mancusi

No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. — Jane Austen

My opponent's self-confidence is usually my best asset. — Megan Whalen Turner

My breakfast is usually some oatmeal and berries and some agave, or a protein shake. — Ron Funches

Trust is a skill learned over time so that, like a well-trained athlete, one makes the right moves, usually without much reflection. — Robert C. Solomon

Making provision for an uncertain future has taken the very simple form of an investment (usually leveraged, that is debt-financed) in a house, — Niall Ferguson

Exhaustion," Dalinar said, "pain, suffering. This is what victory usually feels — Brandon Sanderson

On one level, a roomful of men is always a dangerous thing. Competition is usually in the air, so the potential for violence is always nearby. — Brennan Manning

Alone. "A military unit is a fine thing when it works," he said. "But it usually don't work. A solitary feat of arms is better, if the foe is worthy. — Larry McMurtry

When a woman has scholarly inclinations there is usually something wrong with her sexuality. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The dawn of knowledge is usually the false dawn. — Bernard DeVoto

The bore is usually considered a harmless creature, or of that class of irrationa bipeds who hurt only themselves. — Maria Edgeworth

Usually, sprinting is my main source of energy and recovery time because that's how I move. — Nonito Donaire

We only make a dupe of the friend whose advice we ask, for we never tell him all; and it is usually what we have left unsaid that decides our conduct. — Diane De Poitiers

The question to everyone's answer is usually asked from within. — Steve Miller

Programming is usually taught by examples. — Waseem Latif

Have you noticed that it is usually easier to judge than obey? Religious people are especially good at it. I tried — Elizabeth Musser

It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier. — Robert A. Heinlein

Usually when I am in a movie that is about to come out, if people don't love it, that is fine - I can handle it. — Melanie Lynskey

When a man is attacked in print, it's usually for saying what he says; when a woman is attacked in print, it's often for being who she is. — Margaret Atwood

You usually have to wait for that which is worth waiting for. — Craig Bruce

I lose my cell phone so much that I switch it every month or so, but Sony Ericsson is usually what I use. — Chris Pratt

Trust to a Mercant is a complicated thing. It usually requires years of acquaintance, several background checks, and a probationary period. — Nalini Singh

Graffiti is usually a protest - ink on walls - or has a reason for being naughty or aggressive. — Cy Twombly

Corporate strategy is usually only useful if you get people engaged with helping you to make it work. — Max McKeown

The argument that a particular project will be "self-financing" is usually the first refuge of politicians defending the indefensible. — George F. Will

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by. — Stephen Baker

The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts. — Richard Alleine

Something taken off the page can sound great, I guess. Usually it doesn't. It seems like lately Pitchfork is trying to champion lyric writers more. — Stephen Malkmus

Be careful, though."
"Aren't I always?"
"No, I think the word for how you usually are is 'reckless. — Veronica Roth

I usually know almost exactly how I feel. The problem is, I just can't tell anyone. — Meg Cabot

Those who say life is knocking them down and giving them a tough time are usually the first to beat themselves up. Be on your own side. — Rasheed Ogunlaru

Shelf-life for a regular video game usually is about three to five years, and that's it. — Don Bluth

I used to crack A joke when Sourav Ganguly is upset and make him happy , i usually speak in bengali which would make him laugh — Sachin Tendulkar

My harmony is passable but is usually made more eloquent at the hands of Steve Hamilton. — Bill Bruford

Practical investors usually learn their problem is finding enough outstanding investments, rather than choosing among too many. — Philip Arthur Fisher

That which is usually called dotage is not the weak point of all old men, but only of such as are distinguished by their levity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Consensus is usually made possible by vague language and shallow commitments. — Mason Cooley

When we look at films, we usually see only the action. Yet it is the decision to act that helps us understand how the character's mind works. — Linda Seger

The capabilities of the human mind are enormous. There is usually no inherent reason you cannot accomplish whatever goal you set for yourself. — Michael J. McCarthy

God is usually on the side of big squadrons and against little ones. — Roger De Rabutin, Comte De Bussy

Unless the radio is on, I am usually listening to stuff that is very different to what I do. — Leona Lewis

Suicide is a very permanent solution to what is usually a temporary problem. — Richard Winters

One of my rules is: If it's good for the planet, it's usually good for your wallet. — Jean Chatzky

In large states public education will always be mediocre, for the same reason that in large kitchens the cooking is usually bad. — Friedrich Nietzsche

When you think your life is falling apart, it's usually falling together in disguise. — Charlotte Eriksson

the hardest solution is usually the right one. — N.P. Martin

I will take a serious approach to a subject usually treated lightly, which is a nerdy thing to do. — Benjamin Nugent

Patriotism is usually the refuge of the scoundrel. He is the man who talks the loudest. — Mark Twain

The problem with falling in love is falling back out of it again, usually because you've fallen in love with a lie. That happens as often as not. — Ellen Hopkins

The truthful man is usually a liar. — Alfred Nobel

Restlessness is usually a sign of changes needing to be made, boredom, or loss of significance. — April Mae Monterrosa

Humor is a great defense, and an offense too. Usually the recipient isn't too happy about it, but the people around are laughing. — Robin Williams

People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal. — Erma Bombeck

No team is complete without a good technician, and the word for an incomplete team is usually fatality. — Mira Grant