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Quotes About Almost

The truth? I saw an artist locking herself in the same prison cell that had almost killed her. Boring is also dangerous. Idle hands, et cetera.
~ Adele Griffin
I was nearly in Busted.
~ Tom Fletcher
A miss is as good as a mile.
~ Walter Scott
Don't run this," Farrow asked. "I'm still reporting." "I hear you're almost done," she said. "You're not in the newsroom," Farrow said, annoyed. Her piece would run early the next morning. She'd already called CBS for comment. That gave Farrow less than twenty-four hours.
~ James B. Stewart
Thomas rolled over, glad it was dark so no one could see the look that had settled across his face. It wasn't a smile, exactly. Not quite a happy expression. But almost. And for now, almost was good enough.
~ James Dashner
He had found a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.
~ Douglas Adams
almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea.
~ Douglas Adams
But I had noticed the pause. I was almost sure that what she had been about to say was "That's what I did." I decided to take the war into the enemy's country. "I see," I said pleasantly, "so you've had one, too?
~ Agatha Christie
In politics almost all of us are nerds, so that's just a given... but we're cool nerds.
~ Jonathan Krohn
This life came so close to never happening.
~ David Benioff
Some of you people just about missed it
~ David Byrne
Is almost a good enough reason for fear?
~ Beth Revis
Don't a fellow feel good after he gets out of a store where he nearly bought something.
~ Kin Hubbard
This we learn from Watergate that almost any creep'll be glad to help the Government overthrow the people.
~ Yip Harburg
We should honor the Savior's declaration to "be of good cheer." (Matthew 14:27) Indeed, it seems to me we may be more guilty of breaking that commandment than almost any other!
~ Jeffrey R. Holland
Between gasping breaths, she said earnestly, "I could... almost hear the captain give the command: 'Eyebrows on stun, Mr. Spock...
~ Janet Kagan
The concept of privacy is a sort of screen to hide the fact that almost none is possible in a social universe.
~ Janet Malcolm
Joe's scientific life is defined by these significant near misses… He was Shackleton many times, almost the first: almost the first to see the big bang, almost the first to patent the laser, almost the first to detect gravitational waves. Famous for nearly getting there.
~ Janna Levin
I was so cold the other day, I almost got married.
~ Shelley Winters
We've suspended the willing suspension of disbelief. We have given up that relationship, that almost hypnotic engagement, with the characters up on the screen.
~ Edward Zwick
It is with great pleasure that I see the political system of almost every power in Europe changing in our favor since the news of our late successes.
~ John Paul Jones
Just keep moving! we're almost there. almost where? Juno chuckled. all roads lead there child. you should know that detention? Percy asked. Rome, child, the old woman said. Rome
~ Rick Riordan
Because I don't take money, I'll go anywhere and do a benefit concert with almost any orchestra.
~ David Ogden Stiers
Everyone likes me and thinks I'm great in my safe space / We can face almost anything, but reality we can do without.")
~ Jean M. Twenge