Almost Always Quotes

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Avarice misapprehends itself almost always. There is no passion which more often will miss its aim, nor upon which the present has so much influence… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Rich people are almost always excellent promoters. They can are willing to promote their products, their services, and their ideas with passion and enthusiasm. — T. Harv Eker
The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen,… — Gordon W. Allport
All scientific theories are provisional and may be changed, but ... on the whole, they are accepted from Washington to Moscow because of their practical… — Nevill Francis Mott
"Pieces" almost always appear 'as parts' in whole processes. ... To sever a "'part" from the organized whole in which it occurs-whether it itself be… — Max Wertheimer
I almost always urge people to write in the first person. ... Writing is an act of ego and you might as well admit it. — William Zinsser
I think artists almost always end up turning to what's around them, what's in their environment or outside their window. — Susan Rothenberg
We must not fear daylight just because it almost always illuminates a miserable world. — Rene Magritte
Leading women, if they are to offer variations from the present companies of leading men, need to be drawn from a wide spectrum of household… — Eva Cox
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
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 a man publishes a book, there are so many stupid things said that he declares he'll never do it again. The praise is almost… — Sherwood Anderson
It is almost always a greater pleasure to come across a semicolon than a period. The period tells you that that is that; if you… — Lewis Thomas
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still… — Lord Acton
The modern joint stock firm is the outcome of innumerable decisions made by individual entrepreneurs, owners and managers. For these decision makers the choices among… — Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horsepond. — Thomas Love Peacock
A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books,… — Horace Mann
Unionism, seldom if ever, uses such powers as it has to ensure better work; almost always it devotes a large part of that power to… — H. L. Mencken
It is much more difficult to measure non-performance than performance. Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Non-performance can almost always be explained away — Harold Geneen
Growth is the great separator between those who succeed and those who do not. When I see a person beginning to separate themselves from the… — John C. Maxwell

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