Diminished Quotes

239 quotes by 221 authors

Poverty is a national waste as well as individual waste. We are all diminished when any of us are denied proper education. The nation is… — Gough Whitlam
The cries of the wounded had much diminished now, and as we staggered down the road, the reason was only too apparent, for the water… — Edwin Campion Vaughan
The only thing that I have done that is not mitigated by luck, diminished by good fortune, is that I persisted, and other people gave… — Harrison Ford
A happiness that is sought for ourselves alone can never be found: for a happiness that is diminished by being shared is not big enough… — Thomas Merton
Beauty is not diminished by being shared. — Robert A. Heinlein
It not only is a complete undermining of the principles of family and marriage and the hope of future generations, but it completely begins to… — Trent Franks
America today stands poised on a pinnacle of wealth and power, yet we live in a land of vanishing beauty, of increasing ugliness, of shrinking… — Stewart Udall
If the outer world is diminished in its grandeur, then the emotional, imaginative, intellectual, and spiritual life of the human is diminished or extinguished. Without… — Thomas Berry
With a healthy environment all our lives are enriched - without it our lives are diminished. The environment is and will always be number one… — Arron Wood
There was a rhythm to the canter. Up, forward, down; up, forward, down. It soon became pleasant. The broad warm rump felt good beneath her.… — Morgan Llywelyn
Newton found that a star, examined through a glass tarnished by smoke, was diminished into a speck of light. But no smoke ever breathed so… — Robert Aris Willmott
If anything, as a general rule, the cheaper the movie the more creative the experience, generally speaking. Its not to denigrate expensive movies. I dont… — Alfred Molina
The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others. — Julian Bond
Even if your body doesn't work the way it used to, the heart and the mind and the spirit are not diminished. — Christopher Reeve
Look at the sky. Does its sapphire hue dim when you take a single breath? Are the stars drawn closer when you weep? The sky… — Elaine Cunningham
Whenever we choose to come unto Christ, take His name upon us, and follow His servants, we progress along the path to eternal life. In… — Robert D. Hales
The risk of an all-out nuclear holocaust destroying all life on the planet has diminished, but the danger of actual nuclear weapons use has increased. — David Cortright
It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine - a gun - which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man… — Richard Jordan
Strictly speaking, there is but one real evil: I mean acute pain. All other complaints are so considerably diminished by time that it is plain… — Mary Wortley Montagu
Alaska's chief attractions are: (a) its small and insignificant human population, thanks to the miserable climate; and (b) its large and magnificent wildlife population, thanks… — Edward Abbey

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