At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth.

These joys were so trifling as to be as imperceptible as grains of gold among the sand, and in moments of depression she saw…

— Leo Tolstoy

I'm a film guy. I love it. When I read the screenplay, I knew that there would be no HD camera that could achieve…

— Deon Taylor

The grain of real knowledge is concealed in a vast deal of esoteric chaff.

— Alfred Rupert Hall

Every man will have his own criterion in forming his judgment of others. I depend very much on the effect of affliction. I consider…

— Richard Cecil

While traveling, I love granola bars, trail mix nuts, dry cereal and fruit for on-the-go snacks. I also try and start the day with…

— Christie Rampone

Where is the subject that does not branch out into infinity? For every grain of sand is a mystery; so is every daisy in…

— William Mountford

I have never seen either a drop of piety or a grain of truth or ingenuousness - nay, I have never found common sense…

— John Calvin

If you could understand a single grain of wheat you would die of wonder.

— Martin Luther

I like to go against the grain, against what's out there. Every day is like a challenge.

— Wyclef Jean

Write against patterns. Go against the devils. Write what you never write. Lie. Validate what you don’t validate. Indulge what you don’t like. Wallow…

— Deena Metzger

It's all about salsa with grain chips, tofu, turkey slices, hummus, and coconut water.

— Laurieann Gibson

“Throw your grain into the see and it will come back to you”

— Thabiso Monkoe

You may boldly say, you did not plough Or trust the barren and ungrateful sands With the fruitful grain of your religious counsels.

— Philip Massinger

The pious farmer, who ne'er misses pray'rs, With patience suffers unexpected rain; He blesses Heav'n for what its bounty spares, And sees, resign'd, a…

— Mary Wortley Montagu

I always not only want push the envelope in my career but I also have an itch for going against the grain.

— Bernard Hopkins