Almost Quotes

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The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source. — Jean Cocteau
I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizens Councilor or… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Coffee in Brazil is always made fresh and, except at breakfast time, drunk jet black from demitasses first filled almost to the brim with the… — Bob Brown
A very good drink they call Chaube that is almost as black as ink and very good in illness, especially of the stomach. This they… — Unknown Author
I always call my cousin because we're so close. We're almost like sisters, and we're also close because our mom's are sisters. — Britney Spears
We strain hardest for things which are almost, but now quite within reach. — Frederick William Faber
Every person who has grown to any degree of usefulness, every person who has grown to distinction, almost without exception has been a person who… — Booker T. Washington
The pleasure of expecting enjoyment is often greater than that of obtaining it, and the completion of almost every wish is found a disappointment. — Samuel Johnson
Almost all education has a political motive: it aims at strengthening some group, national or religious or even social, in the competition with other groups.… — Bertrand Russell
I imagined a psychic pain growing inside him (myself) that demanded some physical outlet. Suicide must have been his attempt to give Pain a body,… — Phillip Lopate
Think about it: Every educated person is not rich, but almost every education person has a job and a way out of poverty. So education… — Kathleen Blanco
One has the feeling of enormous safety. You don't have the torque from the propeller. You have no noise; it's almost like little electric motors… — Unknown Author
Golf is more exacting than racing, cards, speculation, or matrimony. In almost all other games you pit yourself against a mortal foe; in golf it… — Arnold Haultain
Putting isn't golf, greens should be treated almost the same as water hazards: you land on them, then add two strokes to your score. — Chi Chi Rodriguez
Golf acts as a corrective against sinful pride. I attribute the insane arrogance of the later Roman Emperors almost entirely to the fact that, never… — P.G. Wodehouse
The best stroked putt in a lifetime does not bring the aesthetic satisfaction of a perfectly hit wood or iron shot. There is nothing to… — Unknown Author
Let us learn to accept ourselves-accept the truth that we are capable in some directions and limited in others, that genius is rare, that mediocrity… — Joshua L. Liebman
Sometimes a simple, almost insignificant gesture on the part of a teacher can have a profound formative effect on the life of a student. — Paulo Freire
Almost everybody's here doing the same thing. Who am I to come up with an excuse when there's 64 other players here doing the same… — Andy Roddick
I am simply submerged in work from five in the morning to eleven at night; almost need a few days off to escape a breakdown! — Richard Neutra

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