Quotes About Amount

The most bewildering thing about man is his idea of work and the amount of work he imposes upon himself, or civilization has imposed upon him. All nature loafs, while man alone works for a living.

I try to measure the amount of truth in a work rather than just looking at the generic distinction between comedy and drama.

As a producer putting up music, I wasn't dropping a project to do this much numbers or make this amount of money, I really just dropped a project for the streets and the culture of music.

The amount which cannot be harnessed and domesticated, but insists on its own form of activity rather than one which is offered ready made, is the energy used for the creation of art.

I can't believe the sense of community here, the amount of pride the people who run this city have in Las Vegas. They are wonderful.

One of the things that has been truly incredible to observe though, is the amount of venture investment that has gone into early stage security technology.

I am so impressed with people who can really make a big movie, a good movie. The amount of work that goes into it is incredible.

In order to be able to give a girlfriend the amount of time she deserves, you would need time, and I just can't give her that. So, rather than being selfish or stupid enough to go into a relationship, it's just been easier to be single.

If you read Victorian manuals, they're crazy - the amount of attention they devote to the perfect making of the bed, the cleanliness of the bed, the hygiene of the bed.

From my point of view, there is a tremendous amount to be said for secular humanism.

Great chefs know it's the appearance of food that counts...but great eaters know its the amount of food that counts

It's difficult to tell which of those brothers is more foolish," Grandmother whispered to Isolda, "Jakob or Wilhelm. They live in a fantasy world of their own." Shaking her head, Isolda agreed. "Those Grimm brothers," she said with a sigh, "they'll never amount to anything." And she was right because all they ever became was writers.

seems that absolutely no amount of reasoning on your part will help. Based on our

Most high courts in other nations do not have discretion, such as we enjoy, in selecting the cases that the high court reviews. Our court is virtually alone in the amount of discretion it has.

Twenty million bucks?" he repeated, as if dumbfounded.

You're not too much trouble. You're just the right amount of trouble.

Great chefs know it's the appearance of food that counts...but great eaters know its the amount of food that counts

The small amount of foolery wise men have makes a great show.

Chances are the biggest question on your mind: how much you need to set aside to start your freight brokerage. In fact, it varies, depending on your choices.

Yet it is a fact that no amount of such enthusiasm, however sincere and profound it may be, can compel a problem to yield scientific results.

Each year, food companies use an amount of salt that is every bit as staggering as it sounds: 5 billion pounds.