Now And Then Quotes

Then she was terribly angry, and took him up and threw him with all her might against the wall. "Now, thou wilt be quiet, odious frog," said she. — Jacob Grimm

We were laughing and then we were kissing and then my slutty leg went rogue and now we're having pizza. — Jana Aston

Success is like Halley's comet, you know. Every now and then it just comes around. — Ross Perot

I'm 68 years old, and I'm as much a criminal now as I was at the age of 22. And, I'm even more of a dissident than I was then. — Felice Picano

I am sure of this: I am not crying. It is just that stupid drops of water that comes out of my eyes, now and then. — Saravana Kumar Murugan

It is so delightful to have an evening now and then to oneself. — Jane Austen

A friend of mine, now retired, was then a major exec at a major bank, and one of her jobs, the last four years, was the farewell interview. — Donald E. Westlake

No form of liberty is worth a darn [sic] which doesn't give us the right to do wrong now and then. — H.L. Mencken

That's one of the great sadnesses of any life - knowing what you know now and then remembering what you did not know then. — Michael Ondaatje

She had not remembered then what she remembers now, a memory like something buried in river silt that finally works free and rises to the surface ... — Ron Rash

If we look at where relations between the Soviet Union and Germany were in 1945 and where we stand now, then we have achieved so much. — Angela Merkel

While the rain continued it had seemed like the murmur of their voices, rising and swelling a little now and then with gusts of emotion. — F Scott Fitzgerald

It must have been worth while having a mere ordinary plague now and then in London to get rid of both the lawyers and the Parliament. — Jerome K. Jerome

Oh, I get a little tired now and then, but knowing my lifestyle, that's only natural. — Harry Caray

I used to shop in ASDA all the time. Every now and then I still go in to get a little salad for lunch. — Fleur East

It is as well now and then not to remember all we know. — Publilius Syrus

She became his Ariadne, leading him through the labyrinth of books, stopping now and then to pass another one to him. — Donna Leon

But that was then, and then is a world away from now. — Sam A. Patel

I get to have Sunday lunch at my mum's, pick my nephew up from school now and then: it's a very normal life. — Vicky McClure

Even a blind pig finds an acorn now and then. — Debra Robinson

Mingle a little folly with your wisdom; a little nonsense now and then is pleasant. — Horace

I like to embarrass myself horribly now and then," I said. "It keeps life interesting. — Kylie Scott

It's common platitude that knowledge is neutral but every now and then it would be useful if it was on your side and not theirs. — John Brunner

I said go away!"
"No, you said 'get out'. I'm out."
"Now go away."
Silence. And then, "No. — Diana Peterfreund

Perhaps it does us good to have a fall every now and then. As long as we don't break. — J.M. Coetzee

It's okay to write something offensive now and then. It lets you know if anyone actually reads your posts. — Stanley Victor Paskavich

He didn't believe in keeping leashes on pussy and expected the same courtesy in return. That was then. This was now. — Em Wolf

Bloggers now have no concept. They are given things; they put them on, take pictures, and then just disappear from sight. Who cares? — Franca Sozzani

I just want the world to make sense now and then, is that so wrong? — Patrick Ness

You were loved then and you are loved now. Isn't that enough? — Jeanette Winterson

So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash. — Vince McMahon

others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did then when I was there on my second visit, — James D. Tabor

We all need a moratorium on misery now and then. — Neal Shusterman

Are there grounds now and then for an unironic smile? — Robert Adams

Every now and then, a presidential candidate surprises us with a truly human and honest moment. — Ron Fournier

I went from really hating my body, to disliking it, to accepting it but not exactly liking it, then accepting it and liking it, and now I love it. — Jenni Schaefer

If I didn't want to destroy Stacks before, then I did now. I hated him for what he did and how he treated me. — Lucinda John

You don't want to live your life and then meet someone. You want to share your life with someone. That's what I'm missing right now. — Rihanna

Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then. — Philip K. Dick

Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward. — Henry Rollins

A little hope and love now and then
Wise and beautiful, more than often. — Debasish Mridha

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now? — Jon Krakauer

I miss basketball every now and then. — Derrek Lee

Nothing's really changed since then, except that now any children we have might be wizards themselves, and I'll be hopelessly outnumbered. — Eilis O'Neal

Now and then, when I look round on my books, they seem to waver as if a wind rippled their solid mass, and another world were about to break through. — George MacDonald

Now and then there comes a crash of thunder in a storm, and we look up with amazement when he sets the heavens on a blaze with his lightning. — Charles Spurgeon

And the king could find no sleep. Not then, not now, and still he waits to this day in a shell of spent flesh... but they say he no longer dreams. — C.M. Hayden

No one can be trusted who isn't thrilled with himself at least now and then. — Peter Handke

Because I have so much life on my pitches, I can get away with getting too much of the plate every now and then. — Tim Hudson

I need someone real, who will be right for me now, here, and soon. Until then I'm lost. I think I am mad at times. — Sylvia Plath

The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever. — Jeffrey R. Holland

People need time to deal with the now before it runs away and becomes the then. And what they need most of all is nothing much happening. And — Terry Pratchett

Superstition, then and now, is not just a threat to the truth. It's also a threat to national security. — Steven Johnson

Elend started. "Vin!" Then, he smiled. "What took you so long?"
"I got delayed by an Inquistor and a dark god," she said. "Now hustle. — Brandon Sanderson

To cut 1930s jobless, FDR taxed corps and rich. Govt used money to hire many millions. Worked then; would now again. Why no debate on that? — Richard D. Wolff

The cloven-foot of self-interest was now and then to be seen aneath the robe of public principle. — John Galt

So this is what it's like to be in love?" he mused quietly. And then he frowned. "Damn. Now what do I do? — Kasey Michaels

He was just my Danny then. Now he's tanned and vaguely muscular, or so it looks through his jacket. Like a 'super' version of the old Danny. Danny +. — Kerry Heavens

I would give my life to fly in space. It's hard for me to talk about it but I would. I would then, and I will now. — Jerrie Cobb

Every now and then we could steal somebody else's stuff. — Al Kooper

One cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty. — Jane Austen

Girls have to go somewhere dangerous every now and then just so they know they can find their way home. — Nicole Blackman

I read serious books, but every now and then, I read just for fun. — Mitt Romney

It was all so clear now. Like everything had been lost in darkness, and then the sun came out. Some moments are like that. — Kami Garcia

I caught the eye-candy of my life and then what?Unable to break the spell I'm all enchanted now! — Myself

Now and then it is okay to get lost to find yourself in a new way. — Debasish Mridha

That other woman may have entered his thoughts every now and then, but only as a regret. I was the one who had his full attention now. — S.J. Pajonas

If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there — Will Rogers

I knew none of it then - if indeed I know any of it now and am not just making patterns in the air. — Bernhard Schlink

What are memories but photo images from the mind? Isn't the human mind so much like a camera, saving pictures every now and then? — Priyanka Naik

You go out with a girl you used to date, she looks so damn good, and then at a certain point you say, Boy, now I remember. I know why I left! — Arsenio Hall

Men who turn their faith into a business owe all of us a steak dinner now and then. — Walter Kirn

Every now and then I like to do as I'm told, just to confuse people. — Tamora Pierce

True diva could not live without smart remark every now and then, a good sip of water. — Mariah Carey

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably. — George Ayittey

Theatre is alive and it is now, and then it's gone. — Kevin Spacey

First there was the theatre of people and animals, then of people and the devil. Now we need the theatre of people and people. — Edward Bond

Power to the people then and now. — Nadair Desmar

She shuddered. What is it with slobbery kissers? Are they trying to drown us in spit? I mean, Jesus, swallow every now and then. — Tammara Webber

It's a good thing to turn your mind upside down now and then, like an hour-glass, to let the particles run the other way. — Christopher Morley

I was a multi-millionaire from playing hockey. Then I got divorced, and now I'm a millionaire. — Bobby Hull

We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I tell it stories now and then
and feed it images like honey.
I will not speculate today
with poems that think they're money. — Anne Sexton

Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do - or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so. — Stanley Crawford

To give vent now and then to his feelings, whether of pleasure or discontent, is a great ease to a man's heart. — Francesco Guicciardini

I took your name when I took those vows
I meant 'em back then and I mean 'em right now. — The Band Perry

She had rarely been near Henry since then, and the sight of him now was like a concentrated dose. — Anna Godbersen

In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted. — Bertrand Russell

Now is wanted intense Karma-Yoga with unbounded courage and indomitable strength in the heart. Then only will the people of the country be roused. — Swami Vivekananda

Begin accepting the gift now, and have every beautiful and good thing in life - and then share. — Bryant McGill

A fool must now and then be right by chance. - WILLIAM COWPER — Jim Paul

I believed then and I believe now that where everybody thinks the same nobody thinks very much. — Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

It is good a philosopher should remind himself, now and then, that he is a particle pontificating on infinity. — Ariel Durant

A good hanging now and then
that entertains folk in the provinces and robs death of its glamour. — Jean-Paul Sartre

I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then. — Oliver Reed

I feel like since I was 27, I was calling myself 30. And then, when it happened, it was like, 'I'm finally here now. This is it. — Autre Ne Veut

I'm not really vegan. I'm vegan-ish. I have a piece of lamb every now and then. — Lee Daniels

Nature is full of freaks, and now puts an old head on young shoulders, and then takes a young heart heating under fourscore winters. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

All you need is love,
But a little bit of chocolate now and then doesn't hurt. — Charles M. Schulz

Don't be afraid to try again everyone goes south every now and then. — Billy Joel