Almost Quotes

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.

I will do almost anything for the sake of a joke or for the sake of someone's real belief in something to help tell a story. I will not do something shocking for the sake of being nasty. If it's not hurting anyone's feelings, I'm in on the joke.

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject and remain anonymous, letting the author take center stage.

When I did it with Johnny, it was almost a telepathic kind of communication.

It is almost always a fault of one who loves not to realize when he ceases to be loved.

We should keep silent about those in power; to speak well of them almost implies flattery; to speak ill of them while they are alive is dangerous, and when they are dead is cowardly.

It's a very tough time for the playwright. Broadway has become almost a musical comedy theme park with all these long-running shows.

The auditioning process is one in which the actor gets very little information about almost every element of it.

Yeah. I do get incredibly anxious. Almost borderline panic attacks.

Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was rebellious by nature. I spent my 20s focusing on my company, Flower Films, and producing movies. Now that I'm almost 30, I would like to try other things in lie. I'm crazy about photography, and I want to take an art history class.

That war has brought with it a truly incredible development of means of destruction and a terrifying prospect of rapid and almost limitless development in that direction.

I almost feel like I'm unoffendable now. I can roll with whatever.

About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.

Medications almost always do it better if they're used in conjunction with other supports.

Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer.