Quotes about almost
almost bills fairly gives huge majority pass postal power wants
We know that the postal privatization bills will now pass fairly quickly. He has this huge majority which almost gives him dictatorial power but how he wants to use it is still pretty unclear. Peter Morgan
almost broke fix fourth good played points quarter three
We played pretty good for three quarters, but we kind of broke down in the fourth. (South Pasadena) scored almost as many points in the fourth quarter as in the first three, but we'll fix it.
almost came defensive extremely intense limited outside played playing pressure pushed shot time
We played outstanding. We came out playing extremely intense defensively. We limited them to one shot almost every time down. It was our defensive pressure that pushed them outside and out of their range.
almost came hang night played pressure
We came out real soft. They put pressure on us and we just kind of would hang out. That's the way we played almost all night long. Jerry Sloan
almost came consider guy land
I consider myself almost a Californian at this point, because I've been here long enough. Obviously, when I first came to the land of blond-haired, blue-eyed surfer types, I was the sardonic, sarcastic, liquor-swilling, chain-smoking, dark-haired, dark-eyed guy from New York. Reid Scott
almost dreams drifting felt fists head looking movies vivid
I have very vivid dreams - almost always action-adventure. I'm often on the run. I've always had dreams. When I was little, I'd go to sleep with my head on my hands, which were in fists like I was looking through a camera. I felt like sleep was the movies - just drifting off to the movies. Sarah Silverman
almost conclude graduation
Almost 50 years old now, some 30 years after graduation, I look at my Caltech classmates and conclude that math whizzes do not take over the world. Sandra Tsing Loh
almost fills stage
For many years, there has been only one place where I am in touch with my emotions fearlessly, and that's the stage. Being on stage fills my soul in many ways, almost completely. It's my vice. Ricky Martin
almost attached conscious depend extremely eyesight physical rarely second
Most of us who have healthy eyesight are extremely attached to our vision, often without being conscious that we are. We depend heavily on our eyes, and yet we rarely give them a second thought. I, at least, am this way. The physical world is almost hyper-vivid to me. Rosemary Mahoney
almost created domestic good individual
Our culture has created two almost irreconcilable descriptions of a 'good woman.' The first is the individual achiever; the second, the self-sacrificing domestic goddess. Martha Beck
almost destroyed pilates until
My back was just destroyed after pregnancy. I almost had to have surgery, until I did Pilates and rebuilt my body. Melissa McCarthy
almost considered germany given imagine looking lost might war
Looking back, I'm almost happy I lost that fight. Just imagine if I would have come back to Germany with a victory. I had nothing to do with the Nazis, but they would have given me a medal. After the war I might have been considered a war criminal. Max Schmeling
almost framework israel peace signed solved treaty
The framework for peace signed by Egypt and Israel is almost a peace treaty. We solved the problem for the peace treaty 98%. Menachem Begin
almost dance nice pieces strongest words
It's one of my strongest dance pieces - having just done Play Without Words which was veering away from a lot of dance - I thought it would be nice to go back to something with almost the most dance I'd done. Matthew Bourne
almost family kids paid pretend price
My kids paid the price for my career. We can say it's for our family, but it almost never is. It's about us. It's just some of us can pretend better than others. Paul Haggis
almost bubbles change groups larger occurs
Real change occurs from the bottom up; it occurs person to person, and it almost always occurs in small groups and locales and then bubbles up and aggregates to larger vectors of change. Paul Hawken
almost happened knows time written
It's almost an impossible thing to get a movie made that is written by two actors who want to star in it, when no one knows who they are. The only time it happened that I know of was when Sylvester Stallone did it in 'Rocky.'
almost anyone aware great highly seemed technical
In 2007, there weren't any other accelerators, at least that I was aware of. We were almost the prototypical Y Combinator founders: We were highly technical but had never done a startup before. We also didn't know anyone in the Valley - investors, other entrepreneurs, potential hires. YC seemed like a great way to bootstrap that network. Patrick Collison
almost disability discovered learn learning loud nightmare teachers until words
I didn't learn to read until I was almost 14 years old. Reading out loud for me was a nightmare because I would mispronounce words or reconstruct things that weren't even there. That's when one of my teachers discovered I had a learning disability called dyslexia. Once I got help, I read very well! Patricia Polacco
almost certain expectation history including president presidents reagan regularly sam seem since
Presidents have a right to certain prerogatives, including the expectation of a certain deference. He's the president; this is history. But we seem to have come a long way since Ronald Reagan was regularly barked at by Sam Donaldson, almost literally, and the president shrugged it off. Peggy Noonan
almost books call form god invitation praying reader throw words writer
There's something about the idea of writing, and thinking about writing as a form of prayer - the way as a writer you call out into the world and throw your words into the world. You're not praying to a god, but you're almost conjuring a reader to arrive. That's what books do: they're an invitation to readers. Ruth Ozeki
almost brothers playing
I like playing make-believe. And my brothers do it with me, so it's fun. It's almost better than chocolate ice cream. Madylin Sweeten
almost doubt faith life outside reminds stands
Writing reminds you of how much there is in your life that stands outside your explanations. In that way, it's almost a journey into faith and doubt at once. Pico Iyer
almost hard sure trying
I almost always have a strong passion about the things I do. I wouldn't say aggressive, but I am always trying very hard to make sure that things will succeed.
almost ensure experience great reviews
In my experience, great reviews almost always ensure no sales. Padgett Powell
almost blame blamed hit hormones human lack men mud simply stuck
Almost every month, I have a day where I get stuck in the mud of me. I used to blame hormones and PMS. After I hit 50, I blamed the lack of hormones. But men get stuck, too, so it must simply be the human condition. Regina Brett
almost brush close hit information intimate people tsunami
If I hear about a tsunami that hit Asia, hundreds of people have lost their lives, and you see it and you hear about it, but you still brush your teeth, still have to go on with your day. But let you get information about one person who you're close to or you're intimate with, it has an almost paralyzing effect. Ryan Coogler
almost eat meal
I don't overeat. I only eat one meal a day... but my body has been one of those that has almost perfect assimilation, so everything I eat is assimilated, not lost. Raymond Burr
almost band discover fear maybe people project studio unlock
Usually when I start a new project there's a fear of the unknown; maybe it's a band I've never been in the studio with before. People are so different. It's almost like you need to go through the process, discover and unlock what it is that makes that band that band. And a lot of times they don't know it. Rick Rubin
almost betrays dress good labourer regulation sunday
Almost every labourer has his Sunday suit, very often really good clothes, sometimes glossy black, with the regulation 'chimney pot'. His unfortunate walk betrays him, dress how he will.
almost backing broke coach coming experience hit signed umpire
My first and only experience in baseball, the coach signed me up; he didn't tell me there's a thing called the curveball. I didn't know that. So the ball's coming at me and I start backing out, and then it broke inside. And the umpire says, 'Strike one!' And I'm saying, 'How is that a strike? It almost hit me!' Magic Johnson
almost forty hour hundred million people percent population within
Well over a hundred million people live within a two-and-a-half hour radius. That is almost forty percent of the population of America.
almost choices close deficit eliminate looking million
We were going to have to close a school. We were going to have to eliminate sports. There were no choices when you're looking at almost 1$ million deficit in the first year.