Quotes with small

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  • Anne Tyler I've always thought a hotel ought to offer optional small animals. I mean a cat to sleep on your bed at night, or a dog of some kind to act pleased when you come in. You ever notice how a hotel room feels so lifeless?
    Anne Tyler
    American novelist and short story writer (1941 - )
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  • Confucius It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
    Confucius
    Chinese philosopher (551 - 479)
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  • Epictetus Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.
    Epictetus
    Roman philosopher (50 - 130)
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  • Henry Ford Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs.
    Henry Ford
    American industrialist (1863 - 1947)
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  • Ben E. King One minute we can be in a small club, the next minute we can be in a coliseum, and the next minute we can be in a small auditorium. It varies, depending on the promoter, the budget, and the travelling distance.
    Ben E. King
    American soul and R&B singer (1938 - 2015)
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  • Stephen King People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them that I have the heart of a small boy - and I keep it in a jar on my desk.
    Stephen King
    American author of horror and supernatural fiction (1947 - )
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  • Albert Claude Small bodies, about half a micron in diameter, and later referred to under the name of 'mitochondria' were detected under the light microscope as early as 1894.
    Albert Claude
    Belgian-American cell biologist and doctor (1899 - 1983)
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  • Francis Bacon Small matters win great commendation.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • William Faulkner The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
    William Faulkner
    American writer (1897 - 1962)
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  • Nelson Mandela There is no passion to be found in playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
    Nelson Mandela
    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader (1918 - 2013)
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  • Archibald Macleish To see the earth as we now see it, small and beautiful in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see ourselves as riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the unending night - brothers who see now they are truly brothers.
    Archibald Macleish
    American poet (1892 - 1982)
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  • James Allen You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant aspiration.
    James Allen
    British philosophical writer (1864 - 1912)
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  • Candace Camp 'The Marrying Season' is the final book in the 'Legend of St. Dwynwen' series, and in each of the three books, a small village church in the Cotswolds plays a significant role.
    Candace Camp
    American writer (1949 - )
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  • George Santayana A conception not reducible to the small change of daily experience is like a currency not exchangeable for articles of consumption; it is not a symbol, but a fraud.
    George Santayana
    Spanish - American philosopher (1863 - 1952)
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  • Carl Gustav Jung A criminal becomes a popular figure because he unburdens in no small degree the consciences of his fellow man, for now they know once more where evil is to be found.
    Carl Gustav Jung
    Swiss psychiatrist (1875 - 1961)
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  • Bill Flores A lot of small towns in Texas have only volunteer fire departments. And even though they're called volunteer fire departments, they are usually very professional and have great training and usually have good equipment.
    Bill Flores
    American businessman and politician (1954 - )
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  • Gloria Steinem A pedestal is as much a prison as any small, confined space.
    Gloria Steinem
    American feminist writer (1934 - )
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  • I Ching A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then be satisfied with small gains, which will come by creative adaptations.
    I Ching
    Chinese classical text (Book of Changes)
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  • Harry Emerson Fosdick A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.
    Harry Emerson Fosdick
    American minister (1878 - 1969)
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  • Jean de la Bruyère A position of eminence makes a great person greater and a small person less.
    Jean de la Bruyère
    French writer (1645 - 1696)
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