Minor Quotes

457 Minor quotes by 390 unique authors

The object of my researches is the brain. The cranium is only a faithful cast of the external surface of the brain, and is consequently… — Franz Joseph Gall
Every collectivist revolution rides in on a Trojan horse of "emergency". It was the tactic of Lenin, Hitler, and Mussolini. In the collectivist sweep over… — Herbert Hoover
Do you know that the ready concession of minor points is a part of the grace of life? — Unknown Author
Minor vices lead to major ones, but minor virtues stay put. — Mignon McLaughlin
The Child Custody Protection Act makes it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. — Ken Calvert
Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing… — David R. Brower
The Earth is warming but physical evidence from around the world tells us that human-emitted carbon dioxide has played only a minor role in it.… — Fred Singer
If an enemy has alliances, the problem is grave and the enemy's position strong; if he has no alliances, the problem is minor and the… — Sun Tzu
You've got to sell your heart, your strongest reactions, not the little minor things that only touch you lightly, the little experiences that you might… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Man is the only slave. And he is the only animal who enslaves. He has always been a slave in one form or another, and… — Mark Twain
Measures are too often decided, not according to the rules of justice and the rights of the minor party, but by the superior force of… — James Madison
Where a majority are united by a common sentiment, and have an opportunity, the rights of the minor party become insecure. — James Madison
CO2 is a minor player in the total system, and human CO2 emissions are insignificant compared to total natural greenhouse gas emissions. Therefore, lowering human… — Unknown Author
Sick, our nature demanded to be healed; fallen, to be raised up; dead, to rise again... Closed in the darkness, it was necessary to bring… — Gregory of Nyssa
With earnest prayers to all my friends to cherish mutual good will, to promote harmony and conciliation, and above all things to let the love… — Thomas Jefferson
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

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