Minor Quotes

457 quotes by 390 authors

The house itself is of minor importance. Its relation to the community is the thing that really counts. — Clarence Stein
Though we seem grieved at the shortness of life in general, we are wishing every period of it at an end. The minor longs to… — Joseph Addison
Let the seeking man reach a place where life and lips join to say continually, "Be thou exalted," and a thousand minor problems will be… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and technical flaws might… — Pal Benko
Nearly half a century has passed since Watson proclaimed his manifesto. Today, apart from a few minor reservations, the vast majority of psychologists, both in… — Cyril Burt
The air is annoyingly potted with a multitude of minor vertical disturbances which sicken the passengers and keep us captives of our seat belts. We… — Ernest K. Gann
Female beauty in an important Minor Sacrament which cannot be received too often; I am no sure at all that the neglect of it does… — Robertson Davies
The seeds of great victory lie in minor triumphs. — Toyotomi Hideyoshi
A curious consequence is that I have become a minor celebrity. — Edward Tufte
In my introductory course, Anthropology 160, the Forms of Folklore, I try to show the students what the major and minor genres of folklore are,… — Alan Dundes
After some minor pieces of theoretical study that I worked on, a student in my statistical mechanics class brought to my attention a problem in… — Rudolph A. Marcus
The idea that we would operate and amputate healthy tissue from a baby, from an unconsenting minor, to supposedly prevent some hypothetical disease, goes against… — James W. Loewen
The film, 'Aftershock,' for me is really about how the minor problems in life that we think are so major ultimately mean nothing when a… — Eli Roth
Working with the UN's diplomacy and development arms, we can prevent minor differences from escalating into wars. When conflicts do break out, UN peacekeepers should… — Bill Bradley
If we want to make relatively minor changes in our lives, we can perhaps appropriately focus on our attitudes and behaviors. But if we want… — Stephen Covey
A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications… — Clifford Irving
Athletes who take to the classroom naturally or are encouraged to focus on grades should be able to do well in the classroom. I believe… — Rebecca Lobo
Color contributes to beauty, but it is not beauty. Color should have a minor part in the consideration of beauty, because it is not color… — Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Could I imagine being a piano? That'd be awesome. I'd throw a D-minor at you to make you sad, then an F-major to make you… — Brendon Urie
On the Internet, it's survival of the easiest.... Give users a good experience and they're apt to turn into frequent and loyal customers. But ...… — Jakob Nielsen

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