Littles Quotes - Page 102

The will to power which always emanates from individuals or from small minorities in society is in fact a most important driving force in history. The extent of its influence has up to now been regarded far too little, although it has frequently been the determining factor in the shaping of the whole of economic and social life.

When those who are governed do too little, those who govern can - and often will - do too much.

You're always a little surprised when something really takes off.

So he that despairs, limits an Infinite Power to a Finite Apprehension, and measures Providence by his own little, contracted Model.

We do not have too much intellect and too little soul, but too little intellect in matters of the soul.

The art of friendship has been little cultivated in our society.

Your ego is an avid interpreter. It is so quick to interpret events as 'bad' or 'good,' 'wrong' or 'right.' It never fails to see 'the little picture.

For myself, I have but little confidence in any business, or enterprise, or investment, that promises dividends only after the death of the stockholders.

Have courage and a little willingness to venture and be defeated.

I was very struck by the fact that Colin Powell said he would produce evidence and then never produced it. Then Tony Blair produced a document of seventy paragraphs, but only the last nine referred to the World Trade Center, and they were not convincing. So we have a little problem here: If they're guilty, where is the evidence? And if we can't hear the evidence, why are we going to war?

Animals are happier than humans because they're like furry little existentialists, all living in the moment. Their collective motto: live fast, die young, and leave a good-looking pelt.

Only baptize them if you truly believe these people are ready, taking a little more time if necessary so the Holy Ghost can strengthen them a little more.

Jonathan is that brilliant little fire that burns within us all, that lives only for those moments when we reach perfection.

I need to see the original paintings just as little as I have to read the original manuscripts of books.

There follows a little obscenity here, a dash of philosophy there, considerable whining overall, and a modern satirical novel is born.

No manufacturer, from General Motors to the Little Lulu Novelty Company, would think of putting a product on the market without benefit of a designer.

Woe, woe, woe... in a little while we shall all be dead. Therefore let us behave as though we were dead already.

To feed your Muse, then, you should always have been hungry about life since you were a child. If not, it is a little late to start.

The difference in being good at some thing and being great at something is usually found in the little things.

In an insane world, sanity made very little sense.

Very little in this world makes sense.

A monarch must sometimes rule even himself: he who wants everything must risk very little.

A holy day, after all, is a day for considering everything you otherwise think too little about.

I feel that I've grown up a little bit and I'm actually ready to settle down.

I drink for the effect, because it loosens up the tongue a little bit.