Lesser Quotes

306 quotes by 275 authors

[At high school in Cape Town] my interests outside my academic work were debating, tennis, and to a lesser extent, acting. I became intensely interested… — Allan McLeod Cormack
In sum, the truth is that we luxuriate in the comfortable assertion that women enjoy equality. We have salved our consciences by eliminating the more… — Bob Hawke
Labor Day is a holiday honoring those who work for a living. Laborious Day is a lesser known holiday honoring those who cannot stop talking… — Daniel Handler
But now inquiry is being made concerning these issues. First, can any believer enlist in the military? Second, can any soldier, even those of the… — Tertullian
When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil. — Max Lerner
Those that deem politics beneath their dignity are doomed to be governed by those of lesser talents. — Aristotle
A great writer created a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in… — Cyril Connolly
The Fed has one power that is unique to it alone: it enables the creation of money out of thin air. Sometimes it makes vast… — Ron Paul
Costs are incurred whenever any group is treated as lesser or the other, whether they are women, racial, or religious minorities, or the LGBT. — Hillary Clinton
That there should be some fire even after this life is not incredible, and it can be inquired into and either be discovered or left… — Saint Augustine
But cool and candid people will at once reflect, that the purest of human blessings must have a portion of alloy in them, that the… — James Madison
I have always maintained that translation is essentially the closest reading one can possibly give a text. The translator cannot ignore "lesser" words, but must… — Gregory Rabassa
[T]he most common and durable source of factions has been the various and unequal distribution of property. Those who hold and those who are without… — James Madison
I remember dreaming about it, about being on TV. I remember seeing Children of a Lesser God on Broadway. I was sitting in the second… — Jennifer Aniston
If you always vote for the lesser of two evils, you will always have evil, and you will always have less. — Ralph Nader
The plea agreement negotiated by Janet Reno's Justice Department with Nora, Gene and Trisha Lum is a hoax. It allows two key players in the… — Larry Klayman
Our Lord's descent from the holy heights of the Mount of Transfiguration was more than a physical return from greater to lesser altitudes; it was… — James E. Talmage
The most difficult thing in music is still to write a melody of several bars which can be self-sufficient. That is the secret of music.… — Darius Milhaud
Stories and cigarettes ruined lives of lesser girls. — Pete Yorn
Weâ€™re suggesting that [kids are] missing something if they donâ€™t read but, actually, weâ€™re condemning kids to a lesser life. If you had a sick… — Walter Dean Myers

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