He testified that when you looked at it through the eyes of ‘let’s do it’, the costs were very small. They were less than they’d had to spend to host a convention of transportation executives. The cost was not that great. – Major Owens
If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small. – Eckhart Tolle
I find so much writing colourless, small in its means, unwilling to take stylistic risks. Often it goes wrong; I am not the one to judge. Sometimes, I hope, it goes right. – George Steiner
You learn to be comfortable in your own skin, and your body changes throughout life, so you can’t sweat the small stuff. – Chanel Iman
In order to know the true situation of a Planet at any particular time, the small set of balls are to be put each on its respective axis; then the winch to be turned round until each index points to the given time. – David Rittenhouse
Augusta is a very unique golf course. It’s a long hitters’ course; main reason is because the greens are so severe, and the areas where they put the pin is such a small area. The little plateaus and undulations mean it’s incredibly important to be close to that pin so you can be aggressive. – Fred Funk
We spend most of our lives cutting down our ambitions because the world has told us to think small. Dreams express what your soul is telling you, so as crazy as your dream might seem – even to you – I don’t care: You have to let that out. – Eleni Zaude Gabre-Madhin
I suppose more than anything, it’s the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns. – Nicholas Sparks
We want real job creation and a fertile business environment for small business owners. – Chuck Fleischmann
The most remote place I’ve been to was in Greenland. I remember setting out for a solo hike from a small cabin, itself several hours’ boat ride from the nearest settlement. – Michelle Paver
If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don’t take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
I recently finished a job, an HBO movie ‘Getting On,’ a very dark comedy. It comes from a British series of the same name. In this role I have no hair, no make up and no nails. I play a very small role; she is not over the top and sassy. – Niecy Nash
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
Of course, aid is only one small part of international development. Some of the greatest benefits to the world’s poorest can be achieved through policy changes by developed countries. – Nicola Sturgeon
I was born May 31, 1911, in Paris. My parents owned a small cheese shop, and my maternal grandfather was a carpentry worker. I thus came from what is commonly known as the working class. – Maurice Allais
I would take up any small job on the sets, just so that I could hang around with the hope of getting noticed. – Christine Lahti
I’m curious about people. That’s what I’ve always done since I’ve been a small boy. I’m curious about others. – Gerard Depardieu
I remember as a little girl going down to the beet fields in the Dakotas and in Nebraska and Wyoming as migrant workers when I was very, very small, like, I was, like, 5 years old, I believe. And I remember going out there, you know, traveling to these states and living in these little tarpaper shacks that they had in Wyoming. – Dolores Huerta
It started 25 years ago, when I was teaching elementary school in a small town in Missouri. – Dan Simmons
My love for traveling to islands amounts to a pathological condition known as nesomania, an obsession with islands. This craze seems reasonable to me, because islands are small self-contained worlds that can help us understand larger ones. – Paul Theroux
New York felt to me like what America should be – a representation of the world in this small pocket. – Eddie Huang
Every time I say ‘no’ to a small temptation, I strengthen my will to say ‘no’ to a greater one. – Mother Angelica
And what’s interesting, and I don’t think a lot of Americans understand this fact, is that, one, most new jobs are created by small businesses; two, most small businesses pay tax at the individual income tax, or many small businesses pay tax there. – George W. Bush
Always in all my books I’m trying to reveal or help to reveal the hidden greatness of the small, of the little, of the unknown – and the pettiness of the big. – Eduardo Galeano
In theatres, you’re kind of disconnected. Also, it’s way too big for the likes of me. Unless you’re Robin Williams or someone that can fill a stage with movement and energy, it just looks like a small man on a big stage. – Norm MacDonald
The Australian film industry is a small industry, so you have to really be flexible within working in different mediums. A lot of actors work in theater, film, and television, because there’s not much opportunity in terms of employment there. – Deborah Mailman
I study the Bible constantly. I teach the Bible. You know, I’m a Bible conductor, and I have a lot of people studies. But also, I see how small things really help people to get over humps in their life. Gives them direction. – George Benson
I’m fascinated by management and organizations: how organizations get things done and how successful organizations are built and maintained, how they evolve as they grow from start-ups to small companies to medium companies to big companies. – Mitch Kapor
I grew up in a very small town which is remote even by Indian standards. I always dreamed of the world. – Mira Nair
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough, but it’s a small price to pay for living a dream. – Peter McWilliams
