Lesser Quotes

306 quotes by 273 authors

I think people of lesser talent will become stars. — Howard Stern
Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy. — Abdul Kalam
I was encouraged by my mother and, to a lesser extent, by my father. — Carlisle Floyd
To a greater or lesser degree, the project of the self becomes translated into one of the possession of desired goods and the pursuit of… — Anthony Giddens
The older painting - well, it does have an effect all at once, I suppose, but it's of a lesser intensity than a lot of… — Donald Judd
Each individual possesses a conscience which to a greater or lesser degree serves to restrain the unimpeded flow of impulses destructive to others. But when… — Stanley Milgram
What in Mandela was seen as an almost saintly ability to conciliate could, in a lesser man, be read as weak-kneed populism. — Mark Gevisser
When I was growing up, I didn't see me in the movies except in certain lesser roles. If it wasn't funny, I wasn't there. Then… — Morgan Freeman
Art lies in conceiving and designing, not in the actual execution' - this was left for lesser minds. — Will Durant
Genius is the capacity for seeing relationships where lesser men see none. — William James
For the lesser evil is reckoned a good in comparison with the greater evil, since the lesser evil is rather to be chosen than the… — Aristotle
The Jackdaw sat in the Cardinal's chair! Bishop and Abbot and Prior were there, Many a monk and many a friar, Many a knight and… — Richard Harris Barham
There cannot be any great happiness in the married life except each in turn give up his or her own humors and lesser inclinations. — Samuel Richardson
Sundown. The distressed sloop, its mainmast shattered by lightning, its sails ripped by the winds of the open sea, drifted into the small, quiet beach… — Robert Ludlum
It is necessary to mark the greater from the lesser truth: namely the larger and more liberal idea of nature from the comparatively narrow and… — J M W Turner
You have to build systems to protect against your lesser self. — Neil Strauss
To a lesser extent (they like) the whites and reds, but blues, yellows and oranges are the main bee flowers. Although there are very good… — Chip Taylor
I myself incline to drift, to accept a lesser situation rather than strive for a greater, and yet, I know that character in life and… — Lawren Harris
Miracles happen in silence... lesser important things create world headlines. — Silent lotus
It may well happen that what is in itself the more certain on account of the weakness of our intelligence, which is dazzled by the… — Thomas Aquinas

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