Governments that try to shoot for a surplus hardly ever reach it. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Our nature hardly allows us to have enough of anything without having too much. — George Savile Copy Share Image
Sometimes when I think how good my book can be, I can hardly breathe. — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Public employee unions are hardly the only group involved in bare-knuckles politics. Businesses lobby fiercely, and executives make hefty campaign donations. — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage. — Isa Guha Copy Share Image
I still don't like doing interviews. I hardly do any... I hope this will be the last one for a long while. — Beth Gibbons Copy Share Image
Obama's endorsement of gay marriage is hardly as consequential as Johnson's legislative success on civil rights. — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
I would hardly call myself an artist in that sense; I doodle, I draw, I'm not a trained artist, I couldn't sit… — Rene Auberjonois Copy Share Image
A standard 'well woman' checkup can last as little as 10 minutes, hardly time for any in-depth discussions. — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
Politics in America is like stale bread. It's so yada yada that the best among us can hardly stand it. — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do. — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
These days, I am the most boring, methodical runner. I always do the same three- to five-mile loop near my home every… — Mika Brzezinski Copy Share Image
Juarez had become a failed city. The mayor of Juarez lived in El Paso. Not only did he not live in his… — Beto O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Manned spaceflight has lost its glamour - understandably so, because it hardly seems inspiring, 40 years after Apollo, for astronauts merely to… — Martin Rees Copy Share Image
When nobody read, dyslexia wasn't a problem. When most people had to hunt, a minor genetic variation in your ability to focus… — Alison Gopnik Copy Share Image
A television chat show is light entertainment, so it is trivial by its very nature. It is hardly the place to get… — Terry Wogan Copy Share Image
If you have a piece by Bach, he often develops the piece to such a high level that you can hardly do… — David Russell Copy Share Image
At some of the venues, the audience was so loud we could hardly hear what was happening on stage, which kind of… — Roger Andrew Taylor Copy Share Image
I would hardly say that I have a rich knowledge of anything in particular, but I do seem to be burdened with… — Thomas Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The weird thing with 'Kismet' is that Vincente Minnelli didn't know what to do with a Cinemascope camera for that film -… — Robert Osborne Copy Share Image
From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are… — Yuvraj Singh Copy Share Image
Without adversity a person hardly knows whether they are honest or not. — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
I hardly ever read anything about myself because it's all distractions. — Chris Sale Copy Share Image