Big Quotes

We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee.

Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.

We find a delight in the beauty and happiness of children, that makes the heart too big for the body.

(I feel) somewhat like the boy in Kentucky who stubbed his toe while running to see his sweetheart. The boy said he was too big to cry, and far too badly hurt to laugh. (Reply as to how he felt about the New York elections)

Big doesn’t necessarily mean better. Sunflowers aren’t better than violets.

Faith is an absolutely marvelous tool. With faith there is no question too big for even the smallest mind.

The American wage earner and the American housewife are a lot better economists than most economists care to admit. They know that a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.

Add little to little and there will be a big pile.

Trouble is a sieve through which we sift our acquaintances. Those too big to pass through are our friends.

Expansion means complexity, and complexity decay.