Modicum Quotes

34 quotes by 31 authors

Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law? — Dick Clark
The framers gave us the Second Amendment not so we could go deer or duck hunting but to give us a modicum of protection against… — Walter E. Williams
Among the hundreds of so-called "UFO reports" each year, a sizable fraction of those clearly observed by reputable witnesses remain unexplained-and difficult to explain in… — Richard Hall
It's a war of attrition. If you have patience and a modicum of faith in yourself your chances are not too bad. — Julie Bowen
The process of elimination, combined with a modicum of common sense, will always assist us to arrive at the correct conclusion with the maximum of… — Margery Allingham
People must take a modicum of public responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each other. — Jane Jacobs
While a modicum of consciousness may have had survivalist properties during an immemorial chapter of our evolution â€“ so one theory goes â€“ this faculty… — Thomas Ligotti
I believe that the time given to refutation in philosophy is usually time lost. Of the many attacks directed by many thinkers against each other,… — Henri Bergson
Most men are scantily nourished on a modicum of happiness and a number of empty thoughts which life lays on their plates. They are kept… — Albert Schweitzer
Life must pass through difficulty in order to achieve any modicum of beauty. — Colum McCann
It is at least worth arguing that there is a modicum of the creative novelist in all of us, and that this absorption with how… — Humphrey Bogart
The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even… — Mel Gibson
Happiness seems to require a modicum of external prosperity. — Aristotle
Id always assumed that by 40 Id have at least a modicum of stability - a steady income, an established career, a bountiful fullness, like… — Deborah Copaken
The first fundamental of successful city life: People must take a modicum of responsibility for each other even if they have no ties to each… — Jane Jacobs
Passion and drive are not the same at all. Passion pulls you toward something you cannot resist. Drive pushes you toward something you feel compelled… — Randy Komisar
Truthfully, in this age those with intellect have no courage and those with some modicum of physical courage have no intellect. If things are to… — Jonathan Bowden
What is society but an individual? [] The ocean is not society; it is individuals. This was how I managed to gain a modicum of… — Osamu Dazai
Surrealism will usher you into death, which is a secret society. It will glove your hand, burying therein the profound M with which the word… — Andre Breton
There's a lot more to competence than a law degree and a modicum of courtroom skill. — Fred Thompson

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