Quotes About Small

Bless something small but infinite and quiet.

Bless something small but infinite and quiet. — Robert Creeley, from "A Prayer," The Collected Poems of Robert Creeley, 1945–1975 . (University of California Press; 2nd ed. edition October 23, 2006)

Well, at least now you admit you did it on purpose." "A target that small, it had to be on purpose or I would have missed." Nolasco dropped the smirk. "You won't last six months in burglary." "I agree," she said. "I told you six years ago. I intend to take your job." THE END

Soul murder, the psychiatrists call it, the sexual violation of children. Unimaginably small boys. Boys whose heads do not reach to their father's waists. Girls who are no more than infants. Boys and girls whose lives are ineradicably violated. Whose trust and innocence are lost to them forever. (208)

agate; agate type; aggie. In ancient times colored stones were often found near the Achates River in Sicily. The river gave its name to these pretty stones, or gems, as they were called. Because they were small, the stones gave their name to a small printing type, agate type, that is still used widely today. This type is called ruby in England but has been agate type in America since 1871. The marbles called aggies are so named because their coloring resembles agate.

Small, daily steps can matter in surprising ways when we go beyond simply thinking about good acts and actually do them. For example, complimenting at least one person a day about something that makes them special can have an unexpected positive impact.

The existence of a man is so small a thing to take, so mighty a thing to employ.

Pity the planet, all joy gonefrom this sweet volcanic cone;peace to our children when they fallin small war on the heels of smallwar.

I keep no rank nor station.Cured, I am frizzled, stale and small.

Small things with great love. . . . It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing. And it is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving. To God there is nothing small.

One of the most powerful ways to "program" your brain is the kaizen technique of asking small questions.

large goal âžž fear âžž access to cortex restricted âžž failure small goal âžž fear bypassed âžž cortex engaged âžž success

These strategies include: asking small questions to dispel fear and inspire creativity thinking small thoughts to develop new skills and habits—without moving a muscle taking small actions that guarantee success solving small problems, even when you're faced with an overwhelming crisis bestowing small rewards to yourself or others to produce the best results recognizing the small but crucial moments that everyone else ignores

They [Americans] believe that the terrors of vast problems yield to the effects of many small solutions. Use little things to break big things, says Saint Paul, describing an essential feature of the psychology of hope.

Tiny fists can hurt quite a lot when they hit you in the face.

Don't you mind being short?' she blurted. He spread his small hands and looked at them. 'I am a magician, not a princess. A pony costs less to keep than a horse, which means I can buy more books.' He paused. 'It is not always a bad thing, to be overlooked.

What … you're a hedgehog!" It stirred at her touch and then curled up tighter. "You're a very small hedgehog. And you shouldn't be wandering round enchanted palaces looking for adventures.

What do you call a clairvoyant midget who just broke out of prison? A small medium at large!

If you ignore little things, they become big problems.

They fussed over every item with that small flutter of anxiety that Junior always felt when performing a task for his father.

Such care in small things might seem penurious to some people, yet to him it was the working out of a life principle.

Since railroads were natural monopolies and couldn't survive much direct competition, they could be easily threatened by small competitors

Special Forces guys were usually small. They were usually lean, fast, and whippy. Built for endurance and stamina and full of smarts and cunning. Like foxes, not like bears.

The only opponents Reacher truly feared were small whippy guys with fast hands and sharp blades.