Few Quotes

One tells as few lies as possible only by telling as few lies as possible, and not by having the least possible opportunity to do so.

It takes a few years to prepare for a space mission.

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest ma to do.

Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.

I don't know why I always get to play these guys who have few redeeming features. But don't knock it. Villains are much more fun.

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward.

Commercial jobs are pretty easily adjustable because they only take a few hours to complete, which is one of the reasons they are a Godsend to the actor.

There should be a law that there's a pajama day every few weeks.

When I am seriously composing, sometimes a phrase will come into my head, a catch phrase. When I was writing pop songs for a few years, as a career, separate from my folksinging career, I used to write songs for pop singers.

The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.

As one gets older, it happens that in the morning one fails to remember the airplane trip to be taken in a few hours or the lecture scheduled for the afternoon.

History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable must surely have beneficial economic effects.

The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

All wish to possess knowledge, but few, comparatively speaking, are willing to pay the price.

It is my fervent wish and my greatest ambition to leave a work with a few useful instructions for the pianists after me.

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.

Unauthorized access to computer systems is already a serious crime in a few states and is currently being addressed in many more state legislatures as well as Congress.

I prefer to imagine that my wife, a few friends, and occasionally my mom are the only ones who read what I do, though I realize that this is somewhat unrealistic.

I think now I'll probably take a few days off and enjoy the competition and then sit down with a few people and work out what is next, work out what the next preparation will be and what competition will be next.

The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former.

A few minutes ago every tree was excited, bowing to the roaring storm, waving, swirling, tossing their branches in glorious enthusiasm like worship. But though to the outer ear these trees are now silent, their songs never cease.

I'd have these weird experiences where I'd just be walking down the street with this chord progression in my head, this happened more than a few times, and I'd walk home and find a fax in my machine and it would match the music in my head.

I'm very envious of the few artists who are any good and still do portraits.

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin.

My next book is Scene by Scene: as Seen by Fay Wray. It'll be about different incidents. Just my feelings about quite a few people. Attitudes. My thoughts about the universe and simple things like that.

Slavery takes hold of few, but many take hold of slavery.

So many people are accustomed to written information that you really have to have a few more bells and whistles in this day and age.

We want Facebook to be one of the best places people can go to learn how to build stuff. If you want to build a company, nothing better than jumping in and trying to build one. But Facebook is also great for entrepreneurs/hackers. If people want to come for a few years and move on and build something great, that's something we're proud of.

I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in.