Precious Little Quotes

27 quotes by 26 authors

When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price… — Edwin Booth
There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, but there is a chance for us whenever we cease work… — H. M. Tomlinson
Studies have consistently shown that financial hardship is the biggest obstacle to heterosexual marriage, yet the Republican leadership has done precious little to help address… — Kendrick Meek
English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin - a language… — Bill Bryson
Translation is a disturbing craft because there is precious little certainty about what we are doing, which makes it so difficult in this age of… — Gregory Rabassa
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read… — George Will
English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin, a language with… — Bill Bryson
Of mystery there is no end. Of clarity, there is precious little. — Leonard Michaels
The face of the sun is not without expression, but it tells us precious little of what is in its heart. — Unknown Author
The short story, I should point out, is perforce a labor of love in today's literary world; there's precious little economic incentive to write one... — Lawrence Block
From the moon, the Earth is so small and so fragile, and such a precious little spot in that Universe, that you can block it… — Rusty Schweickart
...Conservatives have excellent credentials to speak about human rights. By our efforts, and with precious little help from self-styled liberals, we were largely responsible for… — Margaret Thatcher
You may be sure that in this new international system, the American citizen will count for precious little. — Pat Buchanan
Recently I was tenderly hugging one of our precious little five-year-old granddaughters and said to her, "I love you, sweetheart." She responded rather blandly: "I… — Russell M. Nelson
There is precious little in civilization to appeal to a yeti. — Edmund Hillary
I think in vitro is a miracle and it has given me my precious little baby boy. — Cindy Margolis
I wanted to be a poet when I was 20; I had no interest in fiction or biography and precious little interest in history, but… — Peter Ackroyd
Soon I'll be old and I've done precious little in this world for lack of time. I am always afraid I'll become senile before I've… — Paul Gauguin
Wake up! If you knew for certain you had a terminal illness--if you had little time left to live--you would waste precious little of it!… — Dan Millman
And exactly how does a miserable face help the war effort?" he asked sharply, his mood beginning to change. "Will a frown bring back the… — Stuart Hill

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