Diminished Quotes

239 quotes by 213 authors

Blind obedience is a sure sign of trouble. The likelihood of religion becoming evil is greatly diminished when there is freedom for individual thinking and… — Charles Kimball
If they survive, today's children will inherit a world that our fathers and grandfathers have ravaged, where the seas are acidic cesspools that the whales… — Mumia Abu-Jamal
A great many worries can be diminished by realizing the unimportance of the matter which is causing anxiety. — Bertrand Russell
In bodies moved, the motion is received, increased, diminished, or lost, according to the relations of the quantity of matter and velocity; each diversity is… — Baron de Montesquieu
Until cubism, all art, all pictures, could be 'read' by anybody. If this hadn't been so, the Christian message wouldn't have been seen by peasants… — David Hockney
Positive self-esteem operates as, in effect, the immune system of the consciousness, providing resistance, strength, and a capacity for regeneration. When self-esteem is low, our… — Nathaniel Branden
As I turn 91... I have to admit my hours at the easel have diminished. — LeRoy Neiman
Opposition to the truth is inevitable, especially if it takes the form of a new idea, but the degree of resistance can be diminished- by… — B. H. Liddell Hart
Everyone believes that the prospect for a civil war has diminished significantly over the past several days. All the mainstream leaders of Iraq believe that… — Zalmay Khalilzad
The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished. — John Dunning
Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred. — Robert Toombs
Jewish suffering is also a political factor, and whoever says that Hitler diminished our strength, is not telling the truth. — David
The role of the writer is not to say what we can all say, but what we are unable to say. Most of the writing… — Anais Nin
If my mind cannot be tied down, if my dreams cannot be diminished, then no amount of restraints can really guarantee my quiet submission. — Deborah Feldman
A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges. — Benjamin Franklin
The beginnings and ends of shadow lie between the light and darkness and may be infinitely diminished and infinitely increased. Shadow is the means by… — Leonardo da Vinci
Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that… — Jefferson Davis
Or heritage and ideals, our code and standards - the things we live by and teach our children - are preserved or diminished by how… — Walt Disney
The citizen is becoming a pawn in a game where nobody knows the rules, where everybody consequently doubts that there are rules at all, and… — Andrew Eldritch
A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance. — Thomas Stearns Eliot

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