In sports, the confluence of the 1989 Oakland vs. San Francisco World Series and the Loma Prieta earthquake notwithstanding, the earth rarely moves.
As far as modern writing is concerned, it is rarely rewarding to translate it, although it might be easy. Translation is very much like copying paintings.
When we are caught up in the nature of our work and are asked to take on another job or position, rarely do we step back and ask ourselves, ‘What do I really want to do? What is it at this point in my career and life that is important to me?’
Flashbacks rarely involve language. Mine certainly didn’t. They were visual, motor, and sensory, and they took place in a relentless, horrifying present.
Most of the female ‘superhero’ role models of my childhood came from novels, and they rarely had powers. Take Dorothy, for example, from ‘The Wizard of Oz;’ or Laura Ingalls and her sisters in the ‘Little House on the Prairie’ novels.
Challenge America grants go to the towns and hamlets of this sprawling country, where big touring companies will rarely go, and major actors, actresses, writers and artists may never appear in person.
As a director, my job is, and always has been, divided into a number of things: dealing with the crew, the money and the studio, and the marketing and publicity. These are all different jobs that have to be learned and done as well as possible. The celebrity part rarely touches a director.
I have rarely seen the face of a mechanic in the action of creation which was not fine, never one which was not earnest and impressive.
When we talk about novels, we don’t often talk about imagination. Why not? Does it seem too first grade? In reviews, you read about limpid prose, about the faithful reproduction of consciousness, about moral heft, but rarely about the power of pure, unadulterated imagination.
I create offbeat advice; I don’t follow it. I rarely take third-party advice on my investments.
Corporate executives often buy or sell shares in their companies, and stocks rarely rise or fall significantly when those transactions are reported.
Your experiences will be yours alone. But truth and best friendship will rarely if ever disappoint you.
I do try to write in ways that reflect reality, and I think that reality is rarely simple.
Don’t you think it’s something strange that you rarely look at yourself in the mirror, except to do things like stand and ponder? I mean, in Shakespeare’s day, it was thought that the mirror would reveal something, that it is trying to tell you something – not just to tidy your hair, but something more.
I usually make up my mind about a man in ten seconds, and I very rarely change it.
I worked for a private investigative agency briefly. I rarely had the opportunity to snoop.
I’m still shooting on low budgets, though none of my movies has lost money, and I rarely get sent anything that stars a guy or is a thriller or is seriously dramatic. And I would love the opportunity to do those things.
The Obama administration rarely demonstrated the ability to shift gears and change policy in its first year. Even in the face of historic events such as the continuing demonstrations against Iran’s regime, it stuck devotedly to prior plans.
I believe it is still true that conflicts among major powers usually stem from geopolitical rivalries but rarely from economic competition.
Rarely, someone comes around that is influenced by so many things but is looking for a new way to do something.
I rarely got retouched when I started modeling, and it was crucial to me to show an accurate, realistic picture of me because that’s beautiful, too.
I have to confess that I have so rarely experienced triumph that I cannot claim to know it well enough to judge, but it seems to be at best a momentary joy followed instantly by sadness, and, then, of necessity, by wariness.
First of all it’s usually women who run these higher primate sanctuaries, rarely men. They are white. They come from privileged backgrounds. They are educated.
Rarely, if ever, has a cable news channel employed a host who has previously campaigned for the business goals of the channel’s parent company. But as channels like MSNBC have moved to more opinionated formats, they have exposed themselves to potential conflicts.
Too often I would hear men boast of the miles covered that day, rarely of what they had seen.
I rarely meet a lot of the people who buy and collect my work.
People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.
For me, a really good mascara is such a must-have, and I rarely leave the house without it! Another must-have of mine is concealer: it really is so versatile and acts as a great pick-me-up during the day.
My grandmother could never have written a memoir, so ‘The Gravedigger’s Daughter’ is a homage to her life, and to the lives of other young women of her generation, which are so rarely articulated.
Relying exclusively on air power has limits: planes are effective against fixed strategic targets, like petroleum storage, bridges, and command bunkers; but even then, air power rarely succeeds by itself in destroying a regime’s ability to command and control its forces.
I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
I rarely get recognized, and whenever I do, it has to do with ‘The Leftovers’ because it came into someone’s life at a particularly important time for them – if they were dealing with grief or loss or whatever tragedy – and they just caught it. And there is no rhyme or reason to the kind of person it is.
The civility which money will purchase, is rarely extended to those who have none.
I don’t see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing.
I rarely see my family; my older brother, Peter, has twins – I was not there on the day of their birth or for any of their birthdays.
One thing that people don’t really understand is that as celebrity you rarely get fair treatment. You either get love or hate. It’s never really fair.
I start from one point and go as far as possible. But, unfortunately, I never lose my way. I ‘localize,’ which is to say that I think always in a given space. I rarely think of the whole of a solo, and only very briefly. I always return to the small part of the solo that I was in the process of playing.
I rarely tweet unless I’m talking about ‘The Bachelor.’ I have a love/hate relationship with Instagram, though – it’s like a rigid parent. It’s much more restrictive with what can be posted, but you can write a full paragraph, post a video – it changes the game a little bit.
Men rarely worry about using or being used because all relationships work that way. A man perceives himself as owning and being owned by a woman. ‘Use’ is a dirty word only when there’s an imbalance in the relationship.
Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You’re vulnerable if you’re on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you’re not injured, face ’em off, be authoritarian with it, and look ’em in the eye.
One of the indictments of civilizations is that happiness and intelligence are so rarely found in the same person.
Sadly, piped music in so many public spaces is often just more noise. Rarely is it carefully designed to enhance our experience; much more likely it is there because retailers have subscribed to an incorrect view that music makes people spend more.
American computer science grads often have very little exposure to the human condition. They’ve rarely had manual labor or service jobs. They grow up in a bubble of privilege lulled into thinking this country is a true meritocracy.
After years as a civil rights lawyer, I rarely find myself speechless.
If I hear a record once, I usually never listen to it again. I rarely listen to music – unless it’s Billie Holiday.
The discovery of heroes is rarely linear or obvious. They usually sneak up on you.
I enjoy reading tips about how to be more organized, and I rarely implement them.
I rarely ever respond to misquotes and wrong information. Plus, it only serves to bring attention to the matter.
At home, people very rarely recognise me.
A man who writes for a living does not have to go anywhere in particular, and he could rarely afford to if he wanted.
I can’t stand my legs, for a start, and you rarely see me in skirts.
Very rarely will you listen to the radio in a judgmental way, the way you’ll watch telly.
What you really want is for a cyberattack to be very costly and risky so it is used only rarely and only against really high-value targets.
I definitely have to admit that I am fairly ignorant, not just to ‘Tron,’ but almost any pop culture thing that I should know, at my age. I grew up without a television and rarely got to see a movie, so I didn’t really see any of that stuff, and I haven’t been able to catch up since.
Life isn’t fair. It’s true, and you still have to deal with it. Whining about it rarely levels the playing field, but learning to rise above it is the ultimate reward.
Modern life, especially with young children, so often seems like a mad rush… We so rarely take time to just do nothing – not look at our phones, not read the news.
I rarely get starstruck, but I’ve been a Jay-Z fan since fourth grade and had a huge crush on Beyonce in high school. I respect their artistry, and now I’ve joined Roc Nation – it’s even more crazy.
