Diminished Quotes

239 quotes by 213 authors

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. — Dag Hammarskjold
And I find - I'm 63, and my capacity to be by myself and just spend time by myself hasn't diminished any. That's the necessary… — John Irving
For as long as the power of America's diversity is diminished by acts of discrimination and violence against people just because they are black, Hispanic,… — Ron Kind
Diversity has been written into the DNA of American life; any institution that lacks a rainbow array has come to seem diminished, if not diseased. — Joe Klein
We're getting so pulled in by computers and technology, and our kids have their face in the computers all day. The human relationship is being… — Lenny Kravitz
I think, if you have enough inner resources, then you can live in isolation for long periods of time and not feel diminished by it. — Aung San Suu Kyi
Democrat women lead the way in showing other women how to be stepped on and diminished by men. That's what they do, for a payoff… — Rush Limbaugh
The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and… — George McGovern
You cannot allow your desire to be a winner to be diminished by achieving success before and I believe there is room for improvement in… — Lionel Messi
When you're trying to pass on the best of the stuff you're culling to what should be a hungry culture but you have it diminished...… — Joni Mitchell
When I became White House press secretary, there were other limitations that were thrust upon me. Bill Clinton was under pressure to appoint women to… — Dee Dee Myers
This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both… — Marco Rubio
By failing seriously to confront the most predicable economic crisis in our nation's history, the President's policies are committing us and our children to a… — Paul Ryan
I have been vain since birth. I expected other people to like what I did, although my vanity has definitely diminished over the years. — Wallace Shawn
As to happiness in this life it is hardly compatible with that diminished respect which ever attends the relinquishing of labour. — Anthony Trollope
The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It's a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix,… — Steven Van Zandt
I don't feel like my speed or my power or my desire to play this game has diminished at all. — Ricky Williams
The global environment crisis is, as we say in Tennessee, real as rain, and I cannot stand the thought of leaving my children with a… — Al Gore
Our knowledge of circumstances has increased, but our uncertainty, instead of having diminished, has only increased. The reason of this is, that we do not… — Carl von Clausewitz
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. — John F. Kennedy

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