#often

More often than not, however, the person who flatly states 'Elves aren't like that!' is hard pressed to describe how they really look.... as if Tolkien has summoned archetypes from so deep in our minds that we can only recall them incompletely. ↗

— John Howe

#deep #describe #elves #hard #how

Businesses often forget about the culture, and ultimately, they suffer for it because you can't deliver good service from unhappy employees. ↗

— Tony Hsieh

#because #businesses #culture #deliver #employees

Men are much oftener thrown on their knees by the melancholy than by the agreeable passions. ↗

— David Hume

#knees #melancholy #men #much #oftener

Men often act knowingly against their interest. ↗

— David Hume

#act #against #interest #knowingly #often

I like parties, but I'm shy, and I often find myself standing around, feeling awkward. ↗

— Michael Bergin

#awkward #feeling #find #i #like

Truly charismatic people, in my experience, don't come along very often. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#charismatic #come #experience #often #people

Quarrels often arise in marriages when the bridal gifts are excessive. ↗

— Antisthenes

#arise #bridal #excessive #gifts #marriages

Programs that pay farmers not to farm often devastate rural areas. The reductions hurt everyone from fertilizer companies to tractor salesmen. ↗

— Dick Armey

#companies #devastate #everyone #farm #farmers

Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#any #before #cart #comprehension #doctrines

On average, drug prisoners spend more time in federal prison than rapists, who often get out on early release because of the overcrowding in prison caused by the Drug War. ↗

— Michael Badnarik

#because #caused #early #federal #get