Minor Quotes

457 quotes by 390 authors

Any quick analysis of a Beatles tune or a Cole Porter tune will reveal often simple but unexpected chords, chords that chromatically shift between keys,… — Paul Zollo
The UFO manifestations seem to be, by and large, merely minor variations of the age-old demonological phenomenon... — John A. Keel
Each sporadic burst of work, each minor success and disappointment, each moment of calm and relaxation, seemed merely a temporary halt on my steady descent… — Al Alvarez
The UFOs do not seem to exist as tangible, manufactured objects. They do not conform to the accepted natural laws of our environment. They seem… — John A. Keel
Now it would be foolish and impossible to try and prevent the manufacture of films containing Canadian snow scenes; but there is no vestige of… — Unknown Author
The person you are (in total, at that moment in time) is what creates the story you're writing. It's infused in every piece of punctuation,… — Victor LaValle
I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking… — Lucy Grealy
Id like to quit thinking of the present as some minor insignificant preamble to something else. — Marissa Ribisi
I wouldn't change anything. Even the minor things or problems are what influence who I am. — David Archuleta
Seriously, I do not know what to say of this book [ Absalom, Absalom!] except that it seem to point to the final blowup of… — Clifton Fadiman
I enjoy racing historic motorcars from the '50s and '60s. The seed of my interest was planted when I was about 12 years old and… — Rowan Atkinson
According to current Florida law you can get a gun, follow an unarmed minor, call the police, have them explicitly tell you to stop following… — John Oliver
I'm a minor, stupid talent compared to my brother (Joaquin). — River Phoenix
When it's a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you're given. I can make two lines seem like Hamlet. — Denholm Elliott
To convert college sports into professional sports would be tantamount to converting it into minor league sports. And we know that in the U.S., minor… — Mark Emmert
Most of the people buying the Soviet paraphernalia were Americans and West Europeans. All would be sickened by the thought of wearing a swastika. None… — Unknown Author
Look at the Coen brothers. All their minor characters are as interesting as their protagonists. If the smaller characters are well-written, the whole world of… — Brendan Gleeson
Women's sexy underwear is a minor but significant growth industry of late-twentieth-century Britain in the twilight of capitalism. — Angela Carter
Formal symbolic representation of qualitative entities is doomed to its rightful place of minor significance in a world where flowers and beautiful women abound. — Albert Einstein
All animals are minor variations on a very particular theme. — Richard Dawkins

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