---
title: "8 Small Portion Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Small Portion quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Small Portion sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/harry-enten-5474_america_in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-televis_418782.jpg"
---

> [In an era of streaming and cable television, most programs capture only a small portion of America's over 330 million-person population.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-enten/in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-television-most-programs-capture/)

[Harry Enten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-enten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/harry-enten-5474_america_in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-televis_418782.jpg)

> [“Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-circle-of-their-potential-being/)

[Steven Kotler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-kotler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/steven-kotler-7422_consciousness_most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-ci_555386.jpg)

> [That's a small portion of my career, taking a moment to do something stupid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doja-cat/that-s-a-small-portion-of-my-career-taking-a-moment-to-do-something/)

[Doja Cat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doja-cat/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/doja-cat-13999_career_that-s-a-small-portion-of-my-career-taki_562177.jpg)

> [Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature requires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucan/learn-on-how-little-man-may-live-and-how-small-a-portion-nature/)

[Lucan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/lucan-13971_little-man_learn-on-how-little-man-may-live-and-how_1140674.png)

> [Think of the universal substance, of which thou has a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a short and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-aurelius/think-of-the-universal-substance-of-which-thou-has-a-very-small/)

[Marcus Aurelius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-aurelius/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/marcus-aurelius-139_art_think-of-the-universal-substance-of-whic_1375433.jpg)

> [“Whatever truth you have chosen, read only a small portion of it, endeavouring to taste and digest it, to extract the essence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madame-guyon/whatever-truth-you-have-chosen-read-only-a-small-portion-of-it/)

[Madame Guyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madame-guyon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/madame-guyon-35873_books_whatever-truth-you-have-chosen-read-only_1673836.jpg)

> […and Emma felt another small portion of her soul fall away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nicholls/and-emma-felt-another-small-portion-of-her-soul-fall-away/)

[David Nicholls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nicholls/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/david-nicholls-873_emma_and-emma-felt-another-small-portion-of-h_3081347.png)

> [I always order soup, dessert, and a sandwich or whatever main course. But then the idea is you have to eat such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-lampanelli/i-always-order-soup-dessert-and-a-sandwich-or-whatever-main-course/)

[Lisa Lampanelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-lampanelli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/lisa-lampanelli-6712_dessert_i-always-order-soup-dessert-and-a-sandwi_3204677.png)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/#itemlist",
            "name": "Small Portion Quotes",
            "numberOfItems": 8,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "In an era of streaming and cable television, most programs capture only a small portion of America's over 330 million-person population.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Harry Enten"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-enten/in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-television-most-programs-capture/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/harry-enten-5474_america_in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-televis_418782.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/harry-enten-5474_america_in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-televis_418782.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/harry-enten-5474_america_in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-televis_418782.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“In an era of streaming and cable television, most programs capture only a small portion of America's over…” — Harry Enten",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness,”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Steven Kotler"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-kotler/most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-circle-of-their-potential-being/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/steven-kotler-7422_consciousness_most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-ci_555386.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/steven-kotler-7422_consciousness_most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-ci_555386.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/steven-kotler-7422_consciousness_most-people-live-in-a-very-restricted-ci_555386.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Most people live in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion…” — Steven Kotler",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "That's a small portion of my career, taking a moment to do something stupid.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Doja Cat"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doja-cat/that-s-a-small-portion-of-my-career-taking-a-moment-to-do-something/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/doja-cat-13999_career_that-s-a-small-portion-of-my-career-taki_562177.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/doja-cat-13999_career_that-s-a-small-portion-of-my-career-taki_562177.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/doja-cat-13999_career_that-s-a-small-portion-of-my-career-taki_562177.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“That's a small portion of my career, taking a moment to do something stupid.” — Doja Cat",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature requires.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lucan"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucan/learn-on-how-little-man-may-live-and-how-small-a-portion-nature/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/lucan-13971_little-man_learn-on-how-little-man-may-live-and-how_1140674.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/lucan-13971_little-man_learn-on-how-little-man-may-live-and-how_1140674.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c67/lucan-13971_little-man_learn-on-how-little-man-may-live-and-how_1140674.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Learn on how little man may live, and how small a portion nature requires.” — Lucan",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "Think of the universal substance, of which thou has a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a short and indivisible interval has been assigned to thee; and of that which is fixed by destiny, and how small a part of it thou art",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Marcus Aurelius"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-aurelius/think-of-the-universal-substance-of-which-thou-has-a-very-small/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/marcus-aurelius-139_art_think-of-the-universal-substance-of-whic_1375433.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/marcus-aurelius-139_art_think-of-the-universal-substance-of-whic_1375433.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/678/marcus-aurelius-139_art_think-of-the-universal-substance-of-whic_1375433.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Think of the universal substance, of which thou has a very small portion; and of universal time, of which a…” — Marcus Aurelius",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 6,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“Whatever truth you have chosen, read only a small portion of it, endeavouring to taste and digest it, to extract the essence and substance thereof, and proceed no farther while any savour or relish remains in the passage: when this subsides, pick up your book again and proceed as before, seldom reading more than half a page at a time, for it is not the quantity that is read, but the manner of reading, that yields us profit.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Madame Guyon"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madame-guyon/whatever-truth-you-have-chosen-read-only-a-small-portion-of-it/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/madame-guyon-35873_books_whatever-truth-you-have-chosen-read-only_1673836.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/madame-guyon-35873_books_whatever-truth-you-have-chosen-read-only_1673836.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/madame-guyon-35873_books_whatever-truth-you-have-chosen-read-only_1673836.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“Whatever truth you have chosen, read only a small portion of it, endeavouring to taste and digest it, to…” — Madame Guyon",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 7,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "…and Emma felt another small portion of her soul fall away.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "David Nicholls"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nicholls/and-emma-felt-another-small-portion-of-her-soul-fall-away/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/david-nicholls-873_emma_and-emma-felt-another-small-portion-of-h_3081347.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/david-nicholls-873_emma_and-emma-felt-another-small-portion-of-h_3081347.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/david-nicholls-873_emma_and-emma-felt-another-small-portion-of-h_3081347.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“…and Emma felt another small portion of her soul fall away.” — David Nicholls",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 8,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "I always order soup, dessert, and a sandwich or whatever main course. But then the idea is you have to eat such a small portion of it and bring the rest home.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Lisa Lampanelli"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-lampanelli/i-always-order-soup-dessert-and-a-sandwich-or-whatever-main-course/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/lisa-lampanelli-6712_dessert_i-always-order-soup-dessert-and-a-sandwi_3204677.png",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/lisa-lampanelli-6712_dessert_i-always-order-soup-dessert-and-a-sandwi_3204677.png",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/lisa-lampanelli-6712_dessert_i-always-order-soup-dessert-and-a-sandwi_3204677.png",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I always order soup, dessert, and a sandwich or whatever main course. But then the idea is you have to eat…” — Lisa Lampanelli",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/",
            "name": "Small Portion Quotes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/harry-enten-5474_america_in-an-era-of-streaming-and-cable-televis_418782.jpg"
            },
            "description": "Browse 8 Small Portion quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Small Portion sayings and thoughts.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Small Portion Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/small-portion/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```