Almost Quotes

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

I have met almost everyone I've wanted to meet.

Young writers only take off when they find their subjects. Since almost everyone has a family and stories about family, that is often a place to start.

Kids can amuse themselves with almost anything.

Faulkner was almost oriental. I never got into Faulkner.

In the past the publishers I've worked with have been extremely generous. And in almost every case, have been people who believed in the work rather than the sales and marketing.

It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution.

The stories have been told so often by those of us who supported President Reagan over the years that they seem mundane, almost like a fictional novel or a movie script.

I'm pretty disciplined and am almost always on schedule.

We became friends as we became a band. Our friendship evolved as the band evolved. It had its ups and downs, but it was mostly ups for the four of us. We got along well almost all of the time. Hey! We liked each other and we still do.

False riches, consisting of money, houses and lands, acquired by selfish means at cost to others and thereafter used selfishly, are almost always used for the oppression of other persons.

The sense of smell explores; deleterious substances almost always have an unpleasant smell.

I like the Baldwin boys a great deal. Alec is super-smart, super-articulate, almost too smart to be an actor.

I want my fans to love themselves. It's almost like I want to hypnotize them so when they hear my music they love themselves instantly.

When people complain of life, it is almost always because they have asked impossible things of it.

Almost every man wastes part of his life attempting to display qualities which he does not possess.

Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature.

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion.

If you pick the right people and give them the opportunity to spread their wings and put compensation as a carrier behind it you almost don't have to manage them.

Psychoanalysis. Almost went three times - almost. Then I decided what was peculiar about me was probably what made me successful. I've seen some very talented actors go into analysis and really lose it.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Respected, I almost want to be revered, that's what I'm chasing.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

I understand I'm supposed to be feminine and dainty, but I'm not. There are two sides to the coin. People are more impressed with things that I do because they almost treat you as if you're handicapped if you're a woman... people can be impressed that I can play a few chords on the guitar.

I love the fact that there is now a skate park in almost every city, but it will always have a rebellious/underground edge to it because it is based on individuality.

In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.'

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.

In my almost ten years in the House of Representatives, I have voted consistently to allow companies to drill for oil and natural gas in environmentally friendly ways.