Shrinking Quotes

114 quotes by 103 authors

But who knows what she spoke to the darkness, alone, in the bitter watches of the night, when all her life seemed shrinking, and the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
His hands skim my bare arms. â€œJust bounce a little when you walk,â€ he says, kissing my forehead, â€œand pretend youâ€™re afraid of their gunsâ€… — Veronica Roth
I could hear her babbling away beside me, but I wasn't really paying attention. I could barely focus on anything. My nerve endings seemed to… — Jojo Moyes
[T]hat state, love, is so utterly alien to that other idea without which we cannot live as human beings --- the idea of justice. It… — Amitav Ghosh
You playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightening about shrinking so others won't feel insecure around you. As you let your own light… — Marianne Williamson
J_Doe032692 wrote: I am not a thin person. However this does not give people the right to taunt me, calling me ugly and worthless, telling… — Julie Anne Peters
The region of the mysterious is rapidly shrinking. — John Desmond Bernal
Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run. — Ian Frazier
Amongst high unemployment rates, a competitive job market and a shrinking global economy, the emerging social media industry only continues to grow. — Ryan Holmes
Our globe is under new dramatic environmental pressure: our globe is warming, our ice caps melting, our glaciers receding, our coral is dying, our soils… — Richard Lamm
Elephant populations in India and also in the whole of Asia are under severe stress. The captive ones are rendered jobless due to changes in… — Mark Shand
Habitat for wildlife is continually shrinking - I can at least provide a way station. — Peter Coyote
By the mid-17th century, telescopes had improved enough to make visible the seasonally growing and shrinking polar ice caps on Mars, and features such as… — John Updike
By 1865, all Southern women - the happily and regrettably single, the perpetually engaged, the wives and widows - had tired of the war. The… — Karen Abbott
Doing nothing and shrinking spending may save us public money in the short term but could cost us a great deal more over time as… — Lucy Powell
Plays are getting smaller and smaller, not because playwrights minds are shrinking but because of the economics. — Lynn Nottage
American democracy in the past has always been known for its large middle class and its relatively few very wealthy people and very few very… — Os Guinness
Throughout history, when societies face tough economic times, we have seen democratic reforms deferred, decreased trust in government, persecution of minority groups, and a general… — Samantha Power
Radio on the Internet is yet another world-shrinking example of what communications analysts call death of distance. — Tim Jones
Just because I liked something at one point in time doesnt mean Ill always like it, or that I have to go on liking it… — Zoheb

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