Fewer Quotes

• You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans.

  George Carlin

  Funny, Texas, Execution

  George Carlin (2002). “Napalm & Silly Putty”, Hyperion

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• Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

  Benjamin Carson

  Inspirational, Moving On, Success

  "Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story". Book by Benjamin Carson, 1990.

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• The more hours of television a girl watches, the fewer options she thinks she has in life.

  Geena Davis

  Girl, Thinking, Watches

  "How Geena Davis became a champion for women on screen" by Alexandra Spring, www.theguardian.com. March 5, 2017.

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• Successful people don't have any fewer problems than unsuccessful people; they just have a different mindset in dealing with them.

  John C. Maxwell

  Inspiring, Successful, People

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• The great thing about having a small family is that there are fewer people to disappoint.

  Dov Davidoff

  Family, People, Disappoint

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• The fewer men, the greater share of honor.

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Honor, Fame

  'Henry V' (1599) act 4, sc. 3, l. 20

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• The possession of gold has ruined fewer men than the lack of it.

  Thomas Bailey Aldrich

  Men, Gold, Possession

  Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1907). “Ponkapog papers: A sea turn, and other papers”

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• We might hope that the law as a profession does not vanish, because justice may vanish with it - but we could probably do with far fewer lawyers. Since I think agriculture will come back closer to the center of life, I think there will be many vocational opportunities there - especially with the so-called 'value-added' activities associated with food production. That's a windy way to say more local wine and cheese-makers - and probably fewer giant factories producing cheez doodles and Pepsi Cola.

  James Howard Kunstler

  Wine, Opportunity, Thinking

  Source: www.treehugger.com

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• A kid in an abusive home has far fewer rights than any POW. There is no Geneva Convention for kids.

  Andrew Vachss

  Children, Home, Kids

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• In yoga practice, over time you use fewer muscles more efficiently. Expansion does require energy, but it should not require a great deal of effort.

  Brenda Strong

  Yoga, Practice, Effort

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• You never know. It started with me in Louisiana when I won Louisiana and I got fewer delegates than Ted Cruz. I win a state, I get fewer votes. Then, I poll great in Colorado and all of a sudden . . . the voters aren't going to choose. The bosses are going to choose. Anything is possible.

  Donald Trump

  Winning, Boss, Colorado

  "Donald Trump transcript: The Republican nominee in his own words". www.washingtonpost.com. August 2, 2016.

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• The aim of promoting low down payments is to push prices back up so that fewer houses are going to be in negative equity and fewer people are going to walk away from the mortgages. That will save the from taking a loss on their junk mortgage loans.

  Michael Hudson

  Loss, People, House

  Source: www.counterpunch.org

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• We all know the huge problem there is with entertainment in general leaving out women. Especially as actors, we know there are fewer great parts for women.

  Geena Davis

  Leaving, Actors, Entertainment

  Interview with Emma Watson, www.interviewmagazine.com. April 25, 2016.

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• The German birthrate is below replacement levels, meaning the population is shrinking, meaning fewer and fewer people of age to join the labor force.

  Rush Limbaugh

  Labor Force, People, Age

  Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com

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• The perfect family board game is one that can be played each time with fewer pieces.

  Robert Breault

  Games, Perfect, Boards

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• If you can't explain something in a few words, try fewer.

  Robert Breault

  Trying, Few Words, Brevity

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• You don't get fewer followers saying outrageous stuff on Twitter.

  Van Jones

  Followers, Stuff, Outrageous

  Source: www.motherjones.com

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• Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups.

  Peter Bart

  Years, Two, Next

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• Because of technological breakthroughs, the society will need fewer and fewer unskilled laborers.

  Maya Angelou

  Needs, Breakthrough, Technological

  "America's Renaissance Woman". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. January 22, 1997.

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• Individuals who could not form cooperative alliances, on average, died sooner and left fewer children. And so we are the descendants of the successful cooperators.

  Jonathan Haidt

  Children, Successful, Average

  Interview with Tamler Sommers, www.believermag.com. August 2005.

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• Only 4 percent of the people who live here [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania] are actually foreign-born. And even fewer of those are refugees. So there's not a whole lot of experience with refugees here.

  Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

  People, Born, Refugee

  Source: www.npr.org

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• A little more kindness, A little less speed, A little more giving, A little less greed, A little more smile, A little less frown, A little less kicking, A man while he's down, A little more "We", A little less "I", A little more laugh, A little less cry, A little more flowers, On the pathway of life, And fewer on graves, At the end of the strife.

  Mark Twain

  Kindness, Flower, Men

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• Somewhere like Russia or China, decision-makers have far fewer constraints on acting than in more open systems.

  Duncan Green

  Russia, Decision, Acting

  Source: www.macleans.ca

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• For the first time in 150 years, the USDA reported there were more farms in America, not fewer. That has to make you happy.

  Bill McKibben

  America, Years, Firsts

  Source: www.wolverinefarm.org

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• It is easier for a rich person to act on their principles than it is for someone with fewer choices (which is why it is all the more disappointing when a wealthy person plays to the crowd).

  Chris Cleave

  Play, Choices, Principles

  "'We Don't Know Our Hearts Until Life Puts Us to the Test'--Chris Cleave on 'Everyone Brave Is Forgiven'". Interview With Erin Kodicek, www.amazonbookreview.com. May 31, 2016.

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