Diminished Quotes

239 quotes by 213 authors

Possessions are usually diminished by possession. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Suddenly I find myself feeling sorry for those greedy, needy people whose huge salaries are never quite enough, whose sense of worth is defined by… — Terence Blacker
I am gay. I am a Jew. My mother lost over a dozen of her family to Hitler's anti-Semitism. Every time in Russia (and it… — Stephen Fry
Agricultural demand for water - probably the largest threat to freshwater species - continues to increase. ... Meanwhile, threats to terrestrial biodiversity - primarily the… — Unknown Author
Most people's lives are run by desire and fear. Desire is the need to add something to yourself in order to be yourself more fully.… — Eckhart Tolle
I can't tell you how many people have asked me to show them Stray Cat Strut and that little diminished run on the C. I… — Brian Setzer
My diminished girth, in tailor phraseology, was hardly conceivable even by my own friends, or my respected medical adviser, until I put on my former… — William Banting
The fact is that racism, despite all the doomsayers, has diminished — Constance Baker Motley
I do feel I was overshadowed by some of those guys (who took steroids) . . . I had a diminished-skills clause written in after… — Frank Thomas
Cambodia was not a mistake; it was a crime. The world is diminished by the experience. — William Shawcross
Child abuse damages a person for life and that damage is in no way diminished by the ignorance of the perpetrator. It is only with… — Alice Miller
By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other dwarves began to suspect 'Hungry'... — Gary Larson
The character we exhibit in the latter half of our life need not necessarily be, though it often is, our original character, developed further, dried… — Marcel Proust
The church isn't simply a collection of isolated individuals ... we need to learn again the lesson that a hand is no less a hand… — N. T. Wright
The bottom line for housing is that the concerns we used to hear about the possibility of a devastating collapseâ€”one that might be big enough… — Janet Yellen
The role of Ronald Reagan had been deliberately diminished; the role of the Europeans, who, with the exception of Helmet Kohl, were often keen to… — Margaret Thatcher
A great power imposes the obligation of exercising restraint, and we did not live up to this obligation. I think this affected many of the… — Leo Szilard
Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still… — Hyman Rickover
The makers of dictionaries are dependent upon specialists for their definitions. A specialist's definition may be true or it may be erroneous. But its truth… — Benjamin Tucker
People never hurt others in moments of personal strength and bravery, when they are feeling good about themselves, when they are strong and confident. If… — Tim Wise

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