Scale Quotes

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The large-scale homogeneity of the universe makes it very difficult to believe that the structure of the universe is determined by anything so peripheral as… — Stephen Hawking
We have spoken of beings so low in the scale that the individuals throughout their whole existence are not sufficiently specialized to be distinctively plant… — Asa Gray
I like to act. I work for scale. I don't have an acting agent. I'm in the book. — John Sayles
On a scale from 1-10, my ambition is probably 11 or 12. — T. Boone Pickens
Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and… — Daisaku Ikeda
It is no wonder that bank capital is regulated. When borrowing and lending is profitable, it is tempting for banks to scale up their operations… — Evan Davis
I don't make films that are easy to market, unfortunately. I think that 'Pi' was the easiest one, because we had that symbol to stick… — Darren Aronofsky
Wars--and what is war except crime on a mass scale?--destroy rather than produce. The vandal that destroys a window causes not only the owner to… — Adam Young
It seems to me that you would have to write a novel on a very small, intimate scale for it not to become political. — Jonathan Coe
Small- and medium-sized businesses need access to a diverse range of finance options, including non-bank lending. These new forms of finance are still small in… — Vince Cable
Banks operate like a man who either wears his trousers round his chest, stifling breathing, as now, or round his ankles, exposing his assets. We… — Vince Cable
I think with the smaller-scale projects, the burden for success falls more squarely on the shoulders of the actors and the director and the script. — Alexis Denisof
It's the scale that Yahoo brings - and that user base - that I really want to build products for. — Nick D'Aloisio
The truly privileged theories are not the ones referring to any particular scale of size or complexity, nor the ones situated at any particular level… — David Deutsch
On the molecular scale, you find it's reasonable to have a machine that does a million steps per second, a mechanical system that works at… — K. Eric Drexler
On a scale of one to 10, I'd rate my body confidence as a good seven. Everyone has their hang-ups, but I see my body… — Jessica Ennis
With bass, especially bottom end, the vibration has to happen on stage otherwise the feel is wrong. This is why you can't scale the equipment… — John Entwistle
I don't know much about international policing and I would love to learn more. Especially in this day and age when the Internet is rapidly… — Lisa Gardner
Nothing has prepared sharks, squid, krill and other sea creatures for industrial-scale extraction that destroys entire ecosystems while targeting a few species. — Sylvia Earle
And I think it's a prudent, responsible way, given the scale of the emergency, the scale of the damage still facing America, that we finance… — Timothy Geithner

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