Almost Quotes

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The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything. — Warren Buffett
Once I read a story about a butterfly in the subway, and today, I saw one. It got on at 42nd, and off at 59th,… — Unknown Author
Almost anything carried to a logical extreme becomes depressing. — Ursula K. Le Guin
It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears off almost… — Shirley Jackson
On the streets, unrequited love and death go together almost as often as in Shakespeare. — Scott Turow
Once a woman passes a certain point in intelligence, it is almost impossible to get a husband: she simply cannot go on listening [to men]… — H. L. Mencken
Yes sir. You can be more careless, you can put more trash in [a novel] and be excused for it. In a short story that's… — William Faulkner
A student brings something to discuss, saying, "I don't know whether this is really good, or whether I should throw it in the wastebasket." The… — William Stafford
Happiness comes to those who are moving toward something they want very much to happen. And it almost always involves making someone else happy. — Earl Nightingale
Remember that almost everything looks better after a good night's sleep. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I have come to the conclusion that my subjective account of my motivation is largely mythical on almost all occasions. I don't know why I… — John B. S. Haldane
I think everyone should sell other people's stuff and their own stuff. I think everyone, almost everyone should mix those two business models. — Jeffrey Walker
...the first casualty (of this crisis) had been the United Nations. It would need an immense effort, an almost superhuman effort, to restore the prestige… — Alec Douglas-Home
At 8 o'clock in the morning a dense throng of workers - almost 10,000 - assembled in the square, which the police had already occupied… — Unknown Author
I'm not particularly good at coping with it. I just cope. I just leave my brain at the door and just stand there. I can… — Robert Pattinson
When the whole world is watchÂing you, they creÂate stoÂries and give you labels that have nothÂing to do with you. It's almost imposÂsiÂble for… — Robert Pattinson
When it came to writing about wine, I did what almost everybody does - faked it — Art Buchwald
You come across [online comments] about yourself and about your friends, and it's a very dehumanizing thing,It's almost like how, in war, you go through… — Gwyneth Paltrow
I see the President almost every day. I see very plainly Abraham Lincoln's dark brown face with its deep-cut lines, the eyes always to me… — Walt Whitman
From depression to ceiling fans, I've been through it all. I've taken almost every step that life has to offer and invariably I've found several… — Corey Taylor

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