George Karl

Coaches don't sleep for a reason. They don't sleep because it's a danger zone every night. Very seldom do you ever get two or three days off... The lifestyle of coaching in the NBA is a tremendous challenge that gives you tremendous highs but also tremendous lows.

American Coach

Benjamin Franklin

Those who govern, having much business on their hands, do not generally like to take the trouble of considering and carrying into execution new projects. The best public measures are therefore seldom adopted from previous wisdom, but forced by the occasion.

American Politician

Sigmund Freud

If a man has been his mother's undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it.

Austrian Psychologist

George Berkeley

A mind at liberty to reflect on its own observations, if it produce nothing useful to the world, seldom fails of entertainment to itself.

Irish Philosopher

Samuel Johnson

The world is seldom what it seems; to man, who dimly sees, realities appear as dreams, and dreams realities.

English Writer

Napoleon Hill

Big pay and little responsibility are circumstances seldom found together.

American Author

Francis Bacon

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

English Philosopher

George Orwell

Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility.

British Author

Nicholas Sparks

I very seldom, very seldom, even know what my characters look like.

John Hanning Speke

The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.

British Soldier

Seldom can imply a negative feeling, suggesting something is lacking or inadequate.

Negative Connotation

Use 'seldom' to make it clear that an event is rare and noteworthy when it does occur.

Emphasizing Rarity

Apply 'seldom' to compare the frequency of events, especially to contrast with others that are common.

Comparative Context

Focus on the uniqueness or remarkable nature of infrequent events or objects.

Uncommon Occurrences

'Seldom' suggests that certain behaviors or events are not part of someone's usual habits.

Not Habitual

'Seldom' can be used both literally for frequency and figuratively to mean 'not valued enough'.

Literal vs. Figurative

 of praying when our hopes have fled; yet losing, not afraid to fall, if, bravely, we have given all. For who can ask more of a man than giving all within his span. Giving all, it seems to me, is not so far from victory. And so the Fates are seldom wrong, no matter how they twist and wind. It's you and I who make our fates --

The difference between...

 The anti-hero openly challenges society, and tries to fight against the lies and tactics used to oppress the populace. This step, for the anti-hero, is seldom a matter of brave, wise and heroic opposition. Maybe the anti-hero fights and succeeds in destroying the oppressive government,

An anti-hero of one's...

 but he has a gift for making up stories," and he would have encouraged me. But such a teacher is seldom found. Later, I grew up and went to Europe's galleries -- I was a university student -- and I thought this was really unfair. Look what I found.

Young-ha Kim: Be an...

 So we really motivate the dog to want to do it, such that the need for punishment seldom comes up. Now we move to phase three, when now -- there's times, you know, when daddy knows best. And I have a little sign on my fridge, and it says,

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 edge of the temple because right in front of you in the middle of the temple actually is an archaeological site very seldom does archaeology get the opportunity of interfacing with the very beginnings of one of the world's great

Discovery: Buddha's...

 Lions are mostly active at night and seldom roar during the day. We tried to persuade them to do so with the help of scientists, by playing back the roar of a strange lion to a resident pride.

Extraordinary Lion Hunt...

 recovering from trauma and injuries. So throughout my life, I've seen women — family, friends, colleagues — live through these experiences, and they seldom talk about it.

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 you will seldom see such impressive sleeping skills on anything other than either a wild earth presenter or a deeply drunk teenager

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 seldom raw during the day we tried to persuade them to do so with the help of scientists by paying back the roar of a strange

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 the African golden cat is rarely seen and seldom recorded with cameras but this video was recently released by