Small Quotes

As God has not made anything useless in this world, as all beings fulfill obligations or a role in the sublime drama of Creation, I cannot exempt from this duty, and small though it be, I too have a mission to fill, as for example: alleviating the sufferings of my fellowmen.

~ José Rizal

A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.

~ Max Lucado

The small part of ignorance that we arrange and classify we give the name of knowledge.

~ Ambrose Bierce

It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men.

~ Strom Thurmond

People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.

~ Van Wyck Brooks

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.

~ Robert Benchley

I spent a lot of time in the White House in the public areas where reporters are allowed to go, but I spoke to people about the private quarters as well. Some of the things I learned were small, novelistic details. For example, the fact that there were still pet stains on the carpets from the Bush cats when the Obamas moved in.

~ Jodi Kantor

We were a very small circle of writers. Everybody brought to the table their own life experience.

~ Howie Mandel

You know, artists don't really have all that much experience of life. We make a huge amount out of the small experience that we do have.

~ John Banville

In order to properly understand the big picture, everyone should fear becoming mentally clouded and obsessed with one small section of truth.

~ Xun Kuang

The biggest obstacle to wealth is fear. People are afraid to think big, but if you think small, you'll only achieve small things.

~ T. Harv Eker

The role of leadership is to transform the complex situation into small pieces and prioritize them.

~ Carlos Ghosn

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

~ Carly Fiorina

For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.

~ Adam Braun

When I'm getting ready for a movie, let's just say my diet is 'The Antisocial Diet.' I don't go to restaurants. I don't eat what I really want to eat. I don't eat much. I eat small things frequently. Lots of protein and greens. And I don't eat with people, because there's a tendency to get social and then to overeat.

~ Jason Statham

Small changes in diet don't have much effect on preventing coronary heart disease and cancer. But bigger changes in diet and lifestyle may prevent heart attacks in almost everyone.

~ Dean Ornish

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions.

~ Gene Tierney

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

~ Benjamin Franklin

Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

~ John Locke

Like many other banks and finance companies, Green Tree used a process called securitization to resell its home loans to outside investors. Green Tree grouped thousands of these small loans into a pool worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

~ Alex Berenson

I was the first businessman to say, 'You should give tax benefit to only small companies. You should say your profits are exempt to a limit of Rs. 50 crore or so, but beyond that, you should pay taxes.' I have been arguing with successive finance ministers on this.

~ N. R. Narayana Murthy

Qaddafi is hated because he is the leader of a small country that is rich, but he uses his money to finance liberation struggles.

~ Louis Farrakhan

At 25, I made many companies. I was thinking more like a businessman or entrepreneur than a CEO. I created many companies, small companies, medium companies. I tried to be involved in many kinds of activities, in finance, in real estate, in mining.

~ Carlos Slim

We came from a family where we ran our own small business. Our dad made his own products. We made our own sausages, our own meatloafs, our own pickles. Dad had to do everything himself. He had to figure out how to finance his business.

~ Marcy Kaptur

What's important at the grocery store is just as important in engines or medical systems. If the customer isn't satisfied, if the stuff is getting stale, if the shelf isn't right, or if the offerings aren't right, it's the same thing. You manage it like a small organization. You don't get hung up on zeros.

~ Jack Welch

I'm not good at eating small meals. Some people can sit down and be very disciplined. When I sit down at a meal, I sort of eat everything I can reach. I know medical people say that's exactly the wrong formula, but I've made it this far.

~ Stanley A. Mcchrystal

In 1960-61, a small group of female pilots went through many of the same medical tests as the Mercury astronauts and scored very well on them - in fact, better than some of the astronauts did.

~ Henry Spencer

The medical nanobots in my novel 'Small Miracles' tap the energy sources that the patient's own body provides. That is, they can metabolize glycerol and glucose, just as the cells in our bodies do.

~ Edward M. Lerner

We have a duty to ensure that patients don't have to worry whether they'll be dropped from their coverage if they get sick. Small business owners shouldn't have to break the bank to provide coverage to their employees. And families should not be forced into bankruptcy because of a medical crisis.

~ Jeff Merkley

Although I completed two years of internship in various small hospitals, I decided against continuing my medical training. I was much more fascinated by the unsolved problems of medicine than by practicing it.

~ Gunter Blobel

Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with important matters.

~ Albert Einstein

In matters of truth and justice, there is no difference between large and small problems, for issues concerning the treatment of people are all the same.

~ Albert Einstein

Grow your tree of falsehood from a small grain of truth. Do not follow those who lie in contempt of reality. Let your lie be even more logical than the truth itself, so the weary travelers may find repose.

~ Czeslaw Milosz

Everywhere I go, I always look for creative entrepreneurs, whether it's artisans and craftsmen, small farmers and gardeners, or restaurateurs who use fresh, locally sourced ingredients. I admire the courage and self-reliance it takes to start your own business and make it succeed.

~ Martha Stewart

Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.

~ Lao Tzu

If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.

~ Napoleon Hill

Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.

~ Sallust

Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it.

~ Lao Tzu

Every great achievement is but a small peak in the mountain range of contributions.

~ Dale T. Mortensen

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.

~ Peter Marshall