Smaller Quotes

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If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
She felt the essence of herself pulled finer and smaller like those streams of spun glass that pull and stretch till there remains but a… — Zelda Fitzgerald
It was the kind of love that, sooner or later, cornered you into a choice: either you tore free or you stayed and withstood its… — Khaled Hosseini
I always thought it was the saddest and most devastating ending. How you could have these enormous dreams that never get met. How without knowing… — Meg Wolitzer
When I run the world, librarians will be exempt from tragedy. Even their smaller sorrows will last only for as long as you can take… — Karen Joy Fowler
Iâ€™d signed six things and my stack wasnâ€™t getting any smaller. It was like the paperwork was breeding while I worked. — Ilona Andrews
Remember that introverts react not only to new people, but also to new places and events. So donâ€™t mistake a childâ€™s caution in new situations… — Susan Cain
Adam was in the dream, too; he traced the tangled pattern of ink with his finger. He said, "Scio quid hoc est." As he traced… — Maggie Stiefvater
I am afraid of her, afraid of what she says-and thrilled by it too, because it means I don't have to accept that I am… — Veronica Roth
Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. — Cherie Carter-Scott
You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger. — John C. Maxwell
We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls: 'You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Those of you who come in with me now will receive a big piece of the pie. Those of you who delay, and commit yourselves… — Huey Long
The male has more teeth than the female in mankind, and sheep and goats, and swine. This has not been observed in other animals. Those… — Aristotle
It is tempting to call for better leadership, but we probably expect too much from the leaders of the nations. Those nations are too big,… — Charles Handy
Humility is just as much the opposite of self-abasement as it is of self-exaltation. To be humble is not to make comparisons. Secure in its… — Dag Hammarskjold
Seriously, a smaller, leaner, cleaner, tuskless and more secretive elephant is exactly what is needed. It definitely would live longer. — Lyall Watson
The world is still changing. Faster than ever. And so should the Republican Party. Or condemn itself to a smaller and smaller base of core… — Mark McKinnon
The marketplace for books when I entered the business shortly after World War II consisted of a thousand or so well stocked independent booksellers in… — Jason Epstein
A still image attracts the viewer with an overall impact, then reveals smaller details upon further study. — Thomas Kinkade

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