Smaller Quotes

819 quotes by 720 authors

The smaller the number and the more permanent and conspicuous the station of men in power, the stronger must be the interest which they will… — James Madison
Most of the reefs [around Christmas Island] are dead, most of the corals are dead, overgrown by algae, and most of the fish are smaller… — Enric Sala
You have to remember that no matter how big your goals or how many you have, there are going to be times when you miss… — Shannon Miller
Sometimes it happens that a man's circle of horizon becomes smaller and smaller, and as the radius approaches zero it concentrates on one point. And… — David Hilbert
As the growing emphasis on feelings crowds out reason, facts will play a smaller role in public discourse. — Paul Craig Roberts
Those who understand the cross increasingly see their sin as God does, and therefore begin to feelabout sin as does God. We begin to mourn… — William F. Farley
I am in no position to judge other women, you know. But I mean, why did she get pregnant? It's not good for women to… — Dolores O'Riordan
A famous name has this peculiarity that it becomes gradually smaller especially in natural sciences where each succeeding discovery invariably overshadows what precedes. — Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff
Over the past decades...while many businesses have pursued what I call 'business as usual', I have been part of a different, smaller business movement, one… — Anita Roddick
[Admiral Nelson's counsel] guided me time and again. On the eve of the critical battle of Santa Cruz, in which the Japanese ships outnumbered ours… — William Halsey
The bigger a man's gun the smaller his doodlewick. — Calamity Jane
In contrast to the written account-which, depending on its complexity of thought, reference, and vocabulary, is pitched at a larger or smaller readership-a photograph has… — Susan Sontag
The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims. — Albert Einstein
All problems become smaller if you don't dodge them but confront them. — William Halsey
The costs can't be borne by smaller counties particularly, so if the crime occurs in a large county you might be charged with the death… — Greg Zoeller
I find that because of modern technological evolution and our global economy, and as a result of the great increase in population, our world has… — Dalai Lama
I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get… — Kristi Yamaguchi
This king [Sesostris] divided the land among all Egyptians so as to give each one a quadrangle of equal size and to draw from each… — Herodotus
I think the real, fundamental problem that the Republicans have is, 'How do we get meaner, how do we get nastier with immigrants, so that… — Luis Gutierrez
Development involves giving up a smaller story in order to wake up to a larger story. — Jean Houston

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