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If you leave the smallest corner of your mind open for a moment, other people's opinions will rush in from all quarters.

George Bernard Shaw

To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

Samuel Butler

Superstition brings the gods into even the smallest matters.

Titus Livy

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.

Albert Einstein

Today is a Red Flag day. On a day like this, the smallest spark and high winds can cause a fire. It's a matter of how quick they can get on them.

Michelle Finch

The notion that a primary in the nation's smallest state is going to hamstring Sen. Santorum or our ability to help him is more than nonsense. It's silly talk.

Dan Ronayne

I don't think we have lost out on players because of our fan base, which as the smallest in the Premier-ship is given as main reason for saying we will go down.

Lee Mcculloch

The smallest number, with God and truth on their side, are weightier than thousands.

Charles Simmons

The smallest blower we sell has more power than anybody needs.

John Holliday

This is going to be a light ballot. Every 12 years, this is the smallest ballot that goes before the voters.

Gary Bartlett

The smallest piece of split shot, once ingested, can kill a loon within two weeks.

Harry Vogel

We have repeatedly warned that some of the world's oldest and smallest indigenous groups are at high risk not only of displacement, but even of extinction because of the Colombian conflict. All indigenous communities have close links to their ancestral land, on which their cultural survival depends.

William Spindler

The vacancy rate for the smallest companies---those with fewer than five employees---is four times that of the largest firms in the study.

Catherine Swift

In photography, the smallest thing can be a great subject. The little, human detail can become a Leitmotiv.

Henri Cartier bresson

One of the things that's so devastating about this storm is Biloxi was really being restored — from the really grand, public historic buildings to the smallest vernacular cottages.

Lolly Barnes

ADVICE, n. The smallest current coin. 'The man was in such deep distress,' Said Tom, 'that I could do no less Than give him good advice.' Said Jim: 'If less could have been done for him I know you well enough, my son, To know that's what you would have done.' Jebel Jocordy.

Ambrose Bierce

Size doesn't matter at all. It's how you move your body, how you use your legs. The smallest person can block the biggest person out.

Ron Schneider

What has 'theology' ever said that is of the smallest use to anybody? When has 'theology' ever said anything that is demonstrably true and is not obvious? What makes you think that 'theology' is a subject at all?

Richard Dawkins

He's been playing well all year. Kentucky Wesleyan was probably the smallest team we'll play, so we pounded it inside to him.

Luke Reigel

Calm has returned but it's a precarious calm. The smallest spark risks an explosion.

Samir Mihi

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...

Audre Lorde

The Delaware distribution center is our second-smallest. I think it would be hard to draw conclusions from it about the whole company.

Bill Curry

When we first went to Rankin four years ago, we knew that enrollment was going down and that, eventually, we were going to have to go Six-Man. We were definitely the smallest school in 11-man ball last year, and now we're one of the biggest in six-man.

Perry Graves

Even my girlfriend told me I was crazy. Who in their right mind would want to set up shop in the smallest town in the state?

Adam Meyer

This is a great program. It gives even the smallest business a chance to provide this benefit to their employees.

Mark Tracy

We need to upgrade those. We have the smallest, oldest stadium [in Chain of Lakes Park, which was built in the 1960s], but that's not a huge negative, because it's a charming place. The facility is the real issue.

Bob Dibiasio

A red nose is the smallest mask in the world.

Toon Hermans

Online brokerage has grown by appealing to the smallest, most aggressive, self-directed segments. There just aren't any of these people left.

Ken Clemmer

This means that users of even the smallest, lightest systems will have both Pentium III performance levels, but also the best battery life.

Frank Spindler

This year's is the second smallest (class) in 25 years.

Superintendent Michael Nicosia

It is your whole life in there. And you can pass because of the smallest thing, or not pass because of the smallest thing.

Patrick Wilson

A clowns nose is the smallest mask.

Toon Hermans

Being one of the smallest teams (school population-wise) in our league it's always a challenge.

Brad Bush

Retail hiring between October and December was by far the smallest in years. We wonder if those 'not hired' for Christmas will 'not be let go,' as traditionally would happen, in January. If so, that will look like a gain in the seasonally adjusted numbers.

Russell Sheldon

Today, science's most profound questions address some of the largest phenomena in the cosmos and some of the smallest. We may never fully answer some of these questions, but we'll advance our knowledge and society in the process of trying.

Donald Kennedy

No matter what sport, even Little League (baseball), I was always the smallest player on the team, ... I don't think size matters that much in football. It's all about your heart and instincts.

Jerry Butler

The one-person, one-vote cases are the example of the judiciary being the most activist ever . . . it led to the redrawing of districts for almost every representative institute in the United States, from the smallest town council to congressional delegations.

Nathaniel Persily

He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.

Abraham Lincoln

There are many reasons for keeping a diary: to make a note of facts that one considers important; to open one's heart, to give vent to one's feelings, to make confessions; from the instinct of economy which sometimes encourages a writer to make good use of even the smallest crumbs of his life, so that he may have one more book to publish; or again from vanity and self-satisfaction.

Alberto Moravia

Visa has always had rules about storing data. A year ago, we knew we had to adapt to this new environment, with some of the hacking incidents and security breaches. We have come up with a list of requirements that will apply to all merchants, from the largest to the smallest.

John Shaunessy

No one likes to carry a brick around, and this is the smallest, thinnest, lightest device that has all those combined features.

Gerry Purdy

He ran extremely well against some very strong competition. We were the smallest school entered in the meet.

Jake Winslow

Character is forged in the smallest of struggles. Then, when the big challenges come, we're ready.

Waiter Rant

We currently have 18 conservation easements totaling about 1,825 acres. The largest is 700 acres, and the smallest is about 12 acres.

Bryan Pierce

Pound for pound, ... the smallest one down there.

Jim O'connor

I think the smallest number of job openings that at any point in time we've ever had has been 100. And we've had up to 500 at one point.

Bill Baker

We were one of the smallest teams there but we had a good meet. Some teams carry 40 or 50 swimmers. Our program is not that big. Of the teams in the top 20, we had the least number of swimmers competing.

Paul Mielke

Our collection department is very careful to track each individual artifact, even from the smallest piece of coal, very carefully and to report on the condition of these on a daily basis.

John Zaller

Our smallest amount of miles in one day is 33 miles. And then, our largest is 105. I'm really scared for 105. But, that's okay. There's a 103 one too. There are two 100 ones.

Becky Powell

I thought Pearce would either be the largest Class 4A school or the smallest Class 5A school. That wouldn't have been good. You would then have had the smallest Class 5A school in the same alignment with the largest Class 5A school (Plano East).

Jim Ledford

Of all the measures to be taken in building the new socialist countryside, the national fitness project is one that needs the smallest investment but will produce an instant effect.

Feng Jianzhong

In terms of events that go on at the Convention Center or in the city itself, it certainly wasn't the biggest event we have done down there. Nor was it the smallest. It was about average.

Kevin Marsh

I think most people would rather be the largest among the smallest than the smallest playing with the largest. Some will like it. Some won't.

Charles Breithaupt

We had great coverage and he (McCullough) laid the ball in there to the kid. We gave them the smallest window, but they made the play.

Jay Blaylock

CAP-XX has applied nanotechnology solutions and processes in its designs to produce carbon electrodes smaller than a postage stamp, but with a surface area of hundreds of square meters. The result is high energy and power densities in the smallest packages.

Viswanathan Krishnan

It's the smallest increase we've ever done, and it's strictly to cover our wholesale (programming) expenses. Some customers will see their bills go down, depending on the package they're subscribed to.

Sara Brady

It's the smallest of the majors, and they have an automotive-market niche, and some people think that's extremely attractive.

Michelle Applebaum

Egypt ... has to impose down to the smallest detail a regime of security ... to stop smuggling, to stop breaches of its sovereignty. As far as I understand the Egyptians they are determined to do that.

Amos Gilad

We are excited to introduce Nokia's smallest ever Bluetooth Headset BH-800 to the market. I'm confident that the stylish minimalist design coupled with the tiny size of the product will attract completely new consumer segments globally.

Razvan Olosu

I'm happy Boca High is getting some needed things, but I don't think it will help in the long run. Boca High has 30 acres of land, which is the smallest site in the county for a comprehensive high school.

Don Rogers

We bring to the table expertise in measuring the strength of materials at the smallest of scales.

Subra Suresh

She's the smallest kid on the floor, but she's the nastiest, no doubt about it. She's very passionate.

Tim Zasada

Good design is innovative Gives a product utility Is aesthetic Makes a product easy to understand Is unobtrusive Is honest Is long-lived Is consistent down to the smallest detail Protects the environment Good design is as little design as possible.

Dieter Rams

I think it's going good. I keep in contact with the county chairmen of the smallest eight to 10 counties. They understand leveraging of time and things like that.

Jim Mowen

The smallest is a 19th-century jewelry box from a shop in Albany. It's about the size of a dice or a sugar cube.

Robert Engel

I'm just glad we had the chance to go down there and be a part of this. Day to day we impact people's lives but we're not as sure of the impact as we were down there. The smallest things we could do had such a dramatic impact in their lives. It's not too often you have the opportunity to affect people like that.

Justin Matesic

I was looking for (opportunities). It was determination - trying to find the smallest little hole to get to the basket. When they started coming back a little, we had to step up our game. We weren't really worried though.

Matt Simmons

These hospitals are the smallest of the small, and it doesn't take much of a swing in the economy to have an impact.

Mark Holmes

MacDonald has the gift of compressing the largest amount of words into the smallest amount of thoughts.

Sir Winston Churchill

James probably doesn't know this, but he's inspired us. We have all learned so much from James. Facing adversity, coming back and just putting everything in perspective. People can easily get down, especially about the smallest things.

Matt Davis

Boo, he's small, but a big leader, as I can him. He may be the smallest player on the court, but of course, he plays like the biggest. He always keeps us together in tough times.

Anthony Slack

While [security] is the least in value, it certainly is a high priority. It is the smallest of the categories coming in at a little more than a million dollars.

Phil Berkebile

The annual percentage increase in house prices nationally in 2005 was the smallest for 10 years.

Martin Ellis

I am excessively fond of music, but without the smallest skill or right of judging of anybody's performance.

Jane Austen

All the babies are coming along nicely. We're very optimistic about all the babies, guardedly optimistic about the smallest babies.

Patti Savrick

Part of being the smallest school in Section Four is that we suffer from a lack of depth. So we have to hit the boards, protect the ball and play hard defense. It's the traditional types of things we have to do well to give ourselves a chance to win.

John Bernhardt

Women who need to take estrogen because of severe menopausal symptoms should take the smallest amount of dose, for the shortest possible amount of time.

Dr. Judith Hsia

We bought a small house in Boston and we got it set up and had everything perfectly arranged until we realized we really only had one seat in the house that had sufficient light for reading and every night there was a battle of who could race to this chair faster with a reading book and I was always losing being the smallest. So we really started a quest to look for an ultimate reading light.

Lori Leveen

I'm really proud of them. We're one of the smallest 2A teams in the state with an enrollment that should be 1A, and yet we're playing well against teams twice our size. These kids came to compete every night.

Shane Mast

All the way back, it has been like that, you know. Growing up, back in the day, I was always the smallest kid. It doesn't bother me.

Robert Doiley

This is not a phone business. This is the smallest video camera, it's the smallest computer, smallest TV.

Canning Fok

We do want to win a championship. Coming into the American Association as the lowest revenue team with the smallest ballpark, you have to make up for it in intangibles. We wanted a manager who was very competitive and could recruit players.

Quint Studer

The obstacle course had three walls, and you were supposed to climb one of them on the basis of your ability. But I'm not a physical person, so I picked the smallest wall, ran around it and fell into the sawdust.

Dana Christie

Rugby is the smallest PCT in the whole of the country... our council should be fighting hard to retain it.

Alan Webb

Madison Township has a large geographical area, and the people there, are mostly farmers, mostly rural community. For that reason, we don't have high population numbers. Our school is the smallest; still, those kids deserve to have their own school.

Ron Simmons

Waste not the smallest thing created, for grains of sand make mountains, and atomies infinity.

Eric Knight

It's made us refocus on care. It's looking at the smallest factor.

Emily Stevens

It barely passed, and it shows the pilots are not in favor of giving the company anything more. That's the smallest margin that anything has ever been passed by Delta pilots.

Ed Thiel