Small Quotes

8386 Small quotes by 4853 unique authors

The second thing to be striven for is intuition. This sounds an impossibility, for who can control that small quiet monitor? But intuition is only… — Wilfred Trotter
Two possibilities: making oneself infinitely small or being so. The second is perfection, that is to say, inactivity, the first is beginning, that is to… — Franz Kafka
When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he… — Anton Chekhov
Women lose their lives not knowing they can do something different. Men eat themselves up believing they have to be the thing they have been… — Dorothy Allison
Small men, seeking great wealth or power, have too often and too long turned even the highest levels of public service into mere personal opportunity. — Barry Goldwater
I did some products for the Apple II, most notably the first small low cost thermal printer, the Silent Type. — Andy Hertzfeld
We inhabit, we are part of, a reality for which explanation is much too poor and small. — Marilynne Robinson
Always in all my books I'm trying to reveal or help to reveal the hidden greatness of the small, of the little, of the unknown… — Eduardo Galeano
Donald Westlake's Parker novels are among the small number of books I read over and over. Forget all that crap you've been telling yourself about… — Lawrence Block
For harmony makes small states great, while discord undermines the mightiest empires. — Sallust
I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches. — Nick Lowe
Now small fowls flew screaming over the yet yawning gulf; a sullen white surf beat against its steep sides; then all collapsed; and the great… — Unknown Author
Nobody does Israel any service by proclaiming its 'right to exist.' Israel's right to exist, like that of the United States, Saudi Arabia and 152… — Abba Eban
Eliminating the death tax is particularly important for the many small business owners and family farmers that call Central Washington home. — Doc Hastings
The same way all the people I love factor in—my parents, my sister, my girlfriend [Lena Dunham], my best friend, all the people I love… — Jack Antonoff
If any of [my stories] succeed in causing their readers to feel pleasantly uncomfortable when walking along a solitary road at nightfall, or sitting over… — M. R. James
What we do may be small, but it has a certain character of permanence; and to have produced anything of the slightest permanent interest, whether… — G. H. Hardy
Even as a very small child I used to talk to God. — Gloria Gaynor
Confidence is everything. From there, it's a small step to winning. — Craig Stadler
The State did not originate in any form of social agreement, or with any disinterested view of promoting order and justice. Far otherwise. The State… — Albert J. Nock
If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the… — Corrie Ten Boom
When we are on the beach we only see a small part of the ocean. However, we know that there is much more beyond the… — Corrie Ten Boom
Having small touches of colour makes it more colourful than having the whole thing in colour. — Dieter Rams
Do not let the endless succession of small things crowd great ideals out of sight and out of mind. — Charlotte Mason
The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small. — Laozi

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